Inspiration For Longevity

  What an incredible day of photography in Ueno Park! Oh, my gosh! Thank you Setsuko! That place is truly amazing! What is also amazing is that there is more to see! The park has some fabulous museums in addition to the museum that houses the beautiful paintings I captured. There is also the Ueno Zoo! Next time!  Just as amazing is the fact that these were all taken with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. What is the world coming to???? As I think I mentioned before, I never cease to be amazed by the array of gorgeous sites in Japan. From the gardens, to the shrines, to the animals, to the buildings, to the colors, to the angles, to the statues, to the grave stones and to the shapes, this is truly a country made for photographers! We were fortunate as the weather could not have been much better. I guess we are living right! All the best! Bob

I hope you enjoy my version of "Both Sides Now." The last verse starts with "Daughter, daughter, don't you know." That verse was added by Pete Seeger to the Joni Mitchell original. What superstars! The photos are all more shots from our recent trip to Green Hill Yatsugatake. And what a trip it was! The area where we stayed is gorgeous as it has nice trails that meander around the beautiful property. Stuart and I did an amazing hike that climbed up for a mile or so with expansive views of the surrounding countryside. As mentioned earlier, we went to Heidi's Village, a unique set of buildings with a very attractive and extensive rose garden that has paths that make for easy exploring. A wonderful Swiss style village with attractive shops and the most amazing music box museum titled "Hall of Halls." I have got to go back to that music box museum and relive that experience! Music boxes have a special place in my heart as my mom have me a number of musi