Category Archives: Flora & Fauna

For those missing out, a virtual Hanami…

When we first came to Nagoya to find a home here it was late May and it was the Summer green of the trees in the street, which filled the view from ...

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Kyoto by Day

   Our last day in Kyoto was Sunday and the weather finally cleared so it was both safe and worthwhile to get the dslr out. We strolled Gion again (still sweet but ...

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Hooray! Hooray! Spring is on the way!

Hello. It's been a looong while, I know. Since returning from Sapporo I've have had all sorts of exciting experiences including a genuine bout of Influenza A (not something one experiences in Australia, really) followed by a delightful secondary chest infection because the Aussie in me didn't think a fever and a bad cough was ...

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A colourful surprise.

Opening the blinds today to take advantage of the bliss that is a day cool enough to open the windows, I was met with a lovely surprise! I had thought that the variegated grass plants in our tiny terrace garden were just for greenery but it turns out they are for lilac-ery too!

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