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Yushima Tenjin Shrine Tokyo

Many people pray in front of the temple

Nadeushi (“stroking cow”) at Yushima Tenjin Shrine – to cure ills if stroked

Ema (絵馬) are wooden plates at Shinto Shrines in which visitors write their wishes on wooden plates

Yushima Tenjin Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. It was established in 458 A.D. in order to worship Ameno-tajikaraono-mikoto. The shrine also honored scholar Sugawara Michizane in the year 1355. In October 1478, Oota Dokan (1432-86), a war lord in Kanto region, rebuilt the shrine. The shrine is also famous for beautiful blossoms of the Ume (Japanese apricot) and a matsuri is held every February and March in honor of the Ume blossoms. Access to Yushima Tenjin Shrine: Yushima Subway Station, Exit 3, Oedo and Chiyoda subway lines. 2 minutes walk.

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San Jose Guadalupe Interim Housing

Guadalupe Interim Housing entrance & exit LiveMoves San Jose

Robert Smith, a program director of the LifeMoves site, gives Japantown Neighborhood Association (JNA) & other nearby neighborhood associations a public tour

Wider view of Guadalupe Interim Housing facility

Laundry Room (free) at the Guadalupe Interim Housing

Resident is just moving in today

There is a new interim (temporary) shelter for San Jose’s growing homeless population at the approximately $17 million Guadalupe Interim Housing (Guadalupe Parkway & Mission Street) created by LifeMoves. LifeMoves is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding solutions to homelessness in Silicon Valley. This is a facility for people who have been living in the homeless encampment near Guadalupe River & Spring Street in San Jose. This project is part of the Bridge Program, a project of the City of San Jose that hires homeless people to pick up trash. Residents of the shelter are told to follow rules such as daily welfare checks and weekly room checks. However, the staff is respectful to the residents. At the present time, there are 22 residents in the facility, with a future capacity of 96 residents. There is a community kitchen and laundry room on site. A case management office provides on-site services. The facility will have a friendly 16:1 staff to client ratio. In addition, residents will be offered employment with Goodwill and hopefully transition to permanent housing in the future.

https://www.lifemoves.org/

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Viva Calle in San Jose on Sunday April 23, 2023

Father with son and dog participating in this year’s Viva Calle on Sunday April 23rd 2023.

Probably over 100,000+ bikers, walkers, skaters, scooters, hoverboards, and strollers participated in the recent event through central San Jose

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Spring Day in the Hills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Railroad Track to Nowhere

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Milk Snail (Otala Lactea)

The Milk Snail (Otala Lactea) is a land snail in the species of gastropod whose habitat is Europe, North Africa, and North America. They eat greens, like broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, yucca plant, anise, and lily. The snails are identified by light brown with dark brown lines that spiral along the shells whorls. And they were a staple of diets to prehistoric humans and in modern times it is considered a favorite from Spain to Italy. In California and Mediterranean climates they can overrun and displace native snails and are seen as a serious pest.

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Rainy Day Leaves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rain comes

 

 

 

Then goes

 

 

 

Then comes again

 

 

 

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Yokohama Chinatown Alley

Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Japan and started in 1859 when Japan opened to foreign trade. Yokohama Chinatown has over 300 densely packed Chinese shops and restaurants and is known to have delicious food. Yokohama is the second most populated city next to Tokyo in Japan. The city is referred to as “Hamakko” cheerful at enjoying life and willing to adopt whatever is good. To access Yokohama Chinatown please either take JR Negishi Line get off Ishikawacho Station or take Minatomirai Line and exit Motomachi-Chukagai Station.

https://www.yokohamajapan.com/

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Winter Landscape

From the top of the Tidelands Trail near the park headquarters in Newark off Marshlands Road. Newark Slough Trail is in the middle of the picture near the water. Dumbarton Bridge and Facebook are on the far right background.

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/don-edwards-san-francisco-bay/map?trail=newark-slough-trail

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Mosquito Sampling

Santa Clara County Vector Control District worker sampling for mosquito’s larvae

Searching for mosquito larvae

Mosquito larvae sample to be tested

There are about 20 species of mosquitoes in Santa Clara County, including the common house mosquito (Culex pipiens), Western encephalitis mosquito (Culex tarsalis), and the summer salt marsh mosquito (Aedes dorsalis). Mosquito bites can cause symptoms such as headaches, body aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea, or a rash and elderly individuals and people with weak immune systems are more vulnerable and can cause serious illness or disease. Mosquitoes need water to lay eggs and often use standing water to reproduce. The best way to prevent mosquitoes is to drain, remove, or turn over anything that can hold water.

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