September 22 2011- Really, I don't know where the time is going. But it is flying by WAY to fast! Last time I looked at the calendar it was just the 19th. Are you sure we aren't caught up in some sort of time warp?We'll start out with, I think, the 15th or 16th of September. Andi had been sick this week and out of school. So knowing what day it was, really didn't matter at that point. Took a little walk with Mom and neighbor, Jenell, and the children. The rain had stopped for a little bit and the field workers were taking advantage of that to get the cabbage in.
I think a lot gets picked by hand. Not sure how much the tractor does, except pick up the cases and plow the field back down. Rice harvest should be coming up soon, will have to keep my eyes peeled for that.
It rained a lot from the 14th-21st of this month. On Saturday the 17th, Shane took Andi out to look for frogs. Yes, she was still a bit sick, but fresh air is always on the "ways to feel better" list. She didn't catch any frogs on this day (mainly due to the fact that her net broke), but she did get one on Sunday. It was purely catch and release practices going on this weekend. I have no room for an aquarium to house the "poor lost frogs".
Sunday, September 18th became a day of absolute cabin fever. Well, I think it was affecting me more than anybody else. Andi was doing a bit better, but not enough for a big adventure, not to mention it was raining. (did I mention it rained a lot this last week....I think I may have seen an ark float by at one point)
I think a lot gets picked by hand. Not sure how much the tractor does, except pick up the cases and plow the field back down. Rice harvest should be coming up soon, will have to keep my eyes peeled for that.
It rained a lot from the 14th-21st of this month. On Saturday the 17th, Shane took Andi out to look for frogs. Yes, she was still a bit sick, but fresh air is always on the "ways to feel better" list. She didn't catch any frogs on this day (mainly due to the fact that her net broke), but she did get one on Sunday. It was purely catch and release practices going on this weekend. I have no room for an aquarium to house the "poor lost frogs".
Sunday, September 18th became a day of absolute cabin fever. Well, I think it was affecting me more than anybody else. Andi was doing a bit better, but not enough for a big adventure, not to mention it was raining. (did I mention it rained a lot this last week....I think I may have seen an ark float by at one point) So a short road trip of "lets see where this road goes" became the order of the day. Above are the bridge end caps (is that what they are called? I don't know, but I think a person could do a whole series on these)
We ended up on a road that Shane kept saying we'd been on. No, no, I was sure we hadn't. Turns out he was right (there it's in writing for all to see....he'll be so happy). I claim ignorance because of the rain clouds, I couldn't see that the ocean was right there to our right...I mean right there down a cliff. The windy twisty road should've given it away. It was the same route we take to get to the wild horses. How we ended up on that road is still a bit of a mystery, but we had a good time getting there.
One of the problems is that we didn't recognize the port fishing village. It looked a little different. Then, oh, it hit us....it's been rebuilt. Not a complete rebuild. But obviously it had suffered some damage in the tsunami, so we were looking at something we hadn't seen before.
Along the wharf was one of the seawalls all painted up nicely. Now this could've been there before and we just never noticed....we'd never gone down onto this part of the road in the village before. So some of it could be ignorance and some of it new.
I suppose you might want to know the name of said seaside village. Well, me too. It's either Nakayamazaki or Monomisaki. (did I mention not being able to read is a bit of a problem?) These are seaside villages north of Misawa on route 338 (for those who are as obsessed with maps as myself)
The nice treat of the day was realizing that there was a bunch of steps, with a temple/shrine at the top. Yippee, more steps. 154 steps (or somewhere in that ballpark) these steps were very uniform and even, so a bit more pleasant to go up. Shane was tired of steps so very kindly drove the car around to the top of the hill and picked us up by the temple. Andi did her usual scamper up the stairs (must've been feeling better) while mom and I wheezed our way up. (my legs are in great shape and were handling it just fine....it's those lungs of mine that can't keep up with my legs)
Couldn't get any views of the ocean from the top because, well, did I mention it was raining?
We ended up on a road that Shane kept saying we'd been on. No, no, I was sure we hadn't. Turns out he was right (there it's in writing for all to see....he'll be so happy). I claim ignorance because of the rain clouds, I couldn't see that the ocean was right there to our right...I mean right there down a cliff. The windy twisty road should've given it away. It was the same route we take to get to the wild horses. How we ended up on that road is still a bit of a mystery, but we had a good time getting there.
One of the problems is that we didn't recognize the port fishing village. It looked a little different. Then, oh, it hit us....it's been rebuilt. Not a complete rebuild. But obviously it had suffered some damage in the tsunami, so we were looking at something we hadn't seen before.
Along the wharf was one of the seawalls all painted up nicely. Now this could've been there before and we just never noticed....we'd never gone down onto this part of the road in the village before. So some of it could be ignorance and some of it new.
I suppose you might want to know the name of said seaside village. Well, me too. It's either Nakayamazaki or Monomisaki. (did I mention not being able to read is a bit of a problem?) These are seaside villages north of Misawa on route 338 (for those who are as obsessed with maps as myself)
The nice treat of the day was realizing that there was a bunch of steps, with a temple/shrine at the top. Yippee, more steps. 154 steps (or somewhere in that ballpark) these steps were very uniform and even, so a bit more pleasant to go up. Shane was tired of steps so very kindly drove the car around to the top of the hill and picked us up by the temple. Andi did her usual scamper up the stairs (must've been feeling better) while mom and I wheezed our way up. (my legs are in great shape and were handling it just fine....it's those lungs of mine that can't keep up with my legs)
Couldn't get any views of the ocean from the top because, well, did I mention it was raining?On our way home we stopped at a rest station that we have passed MANY times while living here. Did I get a picture of that? No...but I did get a picture of a "Koban" or police station. (they are like little district stations...not the main police station by any means)
So that's that for now. Mom left on the 19th and is back home safe and sound. Next post I'll put up some of the pictures she took of her visit here. (hopefully it'll be in a more timely manner....yeah, whatever...)
So that's that for now. Mom left on the 19th and is back home safe and sound. Next post I'll put up some of the pictures she took of her visit here. (hopefully it'll be in a more timely manner....yeah, whatever...)
