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Shinobazu Pond

 

 

Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park Taito-ku Tokyo

 

 

 

Shinobazu Pond is a picturesque pond in Ueno Park in Taito-ku Tokyo. It is a popular place where the sight of thousands of lotus blossoms attracts many people. Within the pond grounds is a building called the Shinobazu-no-ike Bentendo, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. Lotus plants are a symbol of Buddhist purity. Unfortunately the original Bentendo Temple are destroyed from bombings during World War II.

 

 

 

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American Advocet

American Advocet at Alviso Slough in San Jose

 

The American Advocet is a shorebird with a long, a curved bill, a long neck, and round head. Breeding Advocet’s have a rusty head and neck that turns grayish white after breeding. It walks through shallow water looking for aquatic animals. Their habitat are fresh and saltwater wetlands, salt ponds, and evaporation ponds. During winter it uses inter-tidal mudflats, tidal lagoons, rice fields, and flooded pastures.

 

 

 

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Morning Walk

06:00 Morning walk on Kyu-Nikko-Kaido Street in Soka, Saitama October 2023
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Snowy Egret

 

 

 

 

 

Snowy Egrets are medium-sized herons with long, thin legs, and long slender bills. The adults have black bills, black legs, and yellow feet. Juveniles have duller, greenish legs. Egrets are generally 22.1-26 in or (56-66 cm) in length, weight about 13.1 or (370 g), and wingspan 39.4 (100 cm). The feed by wading in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. They are common along the coast, mudflats, beaches, and inland wetlands.

 

 

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Chichibu in the Fall

Chichibu-Tama-Kai Nishizawa Ravine

Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park in Saitama Prefecture is a park with mountains and clear streams. It’s highest mountain is Mt. Kita-okusenjo as the highest peak at 2,601 meters. It is characterized by V-shaped valleys with varied landscapes of mountains and valleys. It is popular for hiking, mount climbing, camping, fishing, and river trekking.

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Jaguar Baker San Jose

 

 

L-R Alicia Casas & Mari Casas
L-R Mari Casas & Kristen Dominguez

 

Alicia Casas, the founder of Jaguar Baker, began her bakery journey in 2016 when she was vegan with no vegan options in the San Jose area so she started Jaguar Baker with her sister Mari Casas. Her belief is in a lifestyle that is cruelty free as well as healthy without any animals products. She started to learn vegan baking skills at the Vegan Baking Boot-camp course at the NYC Natural Gourmet Institute. After some trainings and practice Jaguar Baker officially opened for business in 2017. Mari Casas, Alicia’s sister, assists Alicia with the baking and sales as well as Kristen Dominguez who joined the bakery two years ago. They rent a commercial kitchen in San Jose to produce the pastries. Jaguar Baker is located in San Jose, Ca at Japantown Farmers Market twice a month 357 E. Taylor Street, San José – at Gordon Biersch Brewery. Check Jaguar Baker social media accounts for current days and times.

www.jaguarbaker.com

https://www.facebook.com/jaguarbaker27/

https://www.instagram.com/jaguarbaker/

 

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Fall Colors of Chichibu

Chichibu National Park in Saitama Prefecture Japan is known for changing seasons like the Fall.
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San Jose Japantown Heinlenville Park Opens

 

Heinlenville Park entrance
Garden
Chess Board
Religious Ceremony
Connie Young Yu was instrumental in naming the park Heinlenville Park

 

 

 

San Jose’s Japantown newest park called Heinlenville Park recently opened on Tuesday October 10th 2023. The origin of Heinlenville started in 1887 when Chinatown on Market Street in San Jose’s downtown was purposely burned down due to racial hatred against Chinese people. But John Heinlen, a German immigrant farmer and businessman provided inexpensive leases and protection to the local Chinese community even though he was threatened by the city’s white community. Heinlenville in San Jose lasted until 1931 but closed down due to The Great Depression. The name Heinlenville Park was spearheaded by a letter-writing campaign by the Chinese Historical & Cultural Project (CHCP) with community support and finally approved by the San Jose City Council.

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Empty Train in Tokyo

 

 

 

JR Chuo Line at Tokyo Station

 

 

JR Chuo Line at Tokyo Station the first stop going towards Kichijoji. Usually the JR

 

Chuo Line is very busy.

 

 

 

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The Spider & Prey

 

 

 

Araneus diadematus or European Garden Spider

 

 

The spider

 

 

The web

 

 

The prey

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