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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Evening Rush Hour at Ochanomizu

In front of the JR Ochanomizu Station. Rear curtain sync (flash fired after shutter is released) with a 1 second exposure on a tripod.

Ochanomizu is in Chiyoda-ku in Tokyo and is where Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Juntendo University & Hospital, Meiji University, and Kanda Myojin Shrine are located. Akihabara is located about 1 km from Ochanomizu. You can access Ochanomizu by the JR Chuo Line, Marunouchi Line or the Chiyoda Line.

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San Jose Japan-town at Night

5th & Jackson Street in San Jose Japan-town

6th & Jackson Street in San Jose Japan-town

Gifts Kogura Company since 1928 San Jose Japan-town

Roy’s Station (coffee shop) since 2009 San Jose Japan-town

Night photography is a very different experience than during the daytime. For one there is a strong contrast between the light and the shadow areas of a scene. And certain areas that are lighted are more pronounced and stand out. Night photography can make an average day time scene stand out.

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Kita-in Temple Kawagoe

Kita-in Buddhist Temple in Kawagoe, Japan is thought to have begun when the monk Ennin founded Muryoju Temple in 830 A.D. It was burned down during fighting in 1205, and was rebuilt in 1296 by the monk Sonkai. Then Emperor Gofushimi made it head of the Tendai Sect temples in east Japan in 1300. Kita-in became the main temple of the three-temple complex after Tenkai became the head monk in 1599.

〒350-0036 Saitama, Kawagoe, Kosenbamachi, 1 Chome−20−1

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A Tribute to Tom Iamesi

Beginnings of mural

Roan Victor painting mural

Mural nearly finished

Mural finished

Roan Victor, a fine art painter, muralist, and youth arts educator based in San Jose Japan-town, painted a mural to honor Tom Iamesi an affordable housing professional and mentor in the San Francisco Bay Area who passed away in 2020. Iamesi Village was named after Tom Iamesi and is a new low income housing by First Community Housing in San Jose located at 201 Bassett Street and Terraine Street near downtown San Jose. Painting of mural was assisted by Sean Boyles and Marc Wallace who are also San Jose Japan-town artists. This mural was organized and sponsored by Empire Seven Studios in San Jose Japantown.

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Foggy Morning

 

 

 

Alviso Slough Trail in Alviso (San Jose) at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

 

 

 

A dream?

 

 

 

A dimension?

 

 

 

 

A reality?

 

 

 

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