Inspiration For Longevity

  Please see below for the Japanese translation! Sometimes we photographers just get lucky! I was headed to the store with Setsuko when she commented on the pretty clouds. Pretty indeed! I was very happy to be able to capture those cloud formations! Speaking of happy, I was also happy to take the other pictures when we were waiting to pick up our exchange student. Very cute figures and some nice buildings! I am now certified via TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) to teach that subject. Yeah!  If I do not get much substitute teaching work this year, I will be looking to build my tutoring and TEFL teaching business. Please let me know if you or someone you know is interested in my services.  My web site is tutorinspiration.com The other good news is that I am not going to need cardiac ablation surgery at this time. That is surgery to prevent bouts of atrial fibrillation, a condition that includes excessive and irregular heart beats. I have had 14 occurrences over th...

  Please see below for the Japanese translation! This series of photos is dedicated to my good friend Rigel, one of the amazing teachers at the American School in Japan, and an excellent cyclist, and a wonderful all-round good person!   Rigel just got back from a satisfying trip to a number of places, including a camp property he owns in Nova Scotia. Not until now have I realized that one of my greatest photo adventures happened so close to that property. In 2015, I attended a family wedding on the east coast and then drove to Perce, which is just north of Nova Scotia. I then took a boat to Bonaventure Island, one of the world's best places to photograph gannets.  I will never forget that experience. After a short 30 minute boat ride, there is a 30 minute hike to the bird sanctuary. As I walked down the final hill to the birds, I could hear the most incredibly loud sound of thousands of these gannets. For the next four hours, my shutter went mad as I took 3000 photos...

  Please see below for the Japanese translation! I hope you enjoy these photos! They are from two dreams that came true! The photos with the gorgeous green statue were taken at the Toko-ji Temple. The cool river shot is of the Tama River. Details below! I think I may have mentioned that I have been doing Sunday morning bike rides with a wonderful group from The American School in Japan. Our rides have always taken us past the Toko-ji Temple. For several years, I have dreamed of going by myself and then taking the time to photograph that amazing place. Today I made it happen!   It was a gorgeous 10 mile ride through peaceful farmland. Not only was the temple a dream come true, I did not see a single soul. I had the place to myself! I have probably ridden past that Tama River shot several hundred times. Again, I told myself that one day, I would stop and photograph that lovely scene from the bridge. Dream come true number two! I continue to be so impressed with the photogra...

  Please see below for the Japanese translation! I hope you enjoy these additional photos from the Kashima trip that Setsuko and I did. What a beautiful place on the coast of Japan! Life is not always a bowl of cherries. Life can be tough. How many times have we heard these phrases??!! I would like to chime in and say I wholeheartedly agree with these sentiments. Sometimes life just kicks us in the butt.  The first kick to my rear has to do with rejection. I applied for eight teaching/teaching assistant positions, all of which I am well qualified for. Much to my dismay, not a single interview! However, never fear, this presented me with the opportunity to fulfill a dream: to start my own tutoring company. My web site is now live: tutorinspiration.com Yes, I am really into inspiration as the address of this blog is inspirationlongevity.com I wanted to mention that I started a new document that lists the most inspirational videos I have seen and listened to. If you go to the "Re...