Inspiration For Longevity

I hope you enjoy my rendition of a song made famous by Glenn Yarbrough, Baby The Rain Must Fall. This was one of my mom's favorites! Fond memories! The first photo was taken just a few miles from our house. This is one of my favorite spots along the Tama River. I love the curves! The other pictures were all taken during a wonderful trip we took recently with my friend Stuart and his wife to Green Hill Yatsugatake, about 85 miles west and north of us. Wow, what a treat! And, I even squeezed in a photo of my beautiful wife! We spent the first night in this really cool cabin and then the second night in the motel affiliated with the resort. It is an amazing place with four tennis courts, an indoor pool, a full sized soccer field, lots of nice trails, a gym with badminton and table tennis, strength training, and a wonderful restaurant. This must be the best kept secret in Japan as the price, including breakfast and dinner, is $70 per night per person or less! Part of the reason that th...

I hope you enjoy my version of the Rolling Stones class, "As Tears Go By." I also hope you enjoy these photos from the ATP Tour event in Tokyo, the Kinoshita Group Japan Open. These are some of the best of the 5000 photos I took in one day! The event was amazing! It was held at the gorgeous Ariake Coliseum. Last year we saw the women play at the same facility.  What a treat! As always, Setsuko did an amazing job of being the travel agent and making all the arrangements. Thank you Setsuko! Not only was I able to photograph the tennis tourney, I was also able to photograph a number of very cool buildings in the area. More on that to come later! It was a great trip! I hope you have a great fall season! All the best, Bob Reed