Ima-Tenko (Butoh) x Itaru Oki (Trumpet) Improv. Performance [Paris ∞ Kyoto] vol.4
Continue ReadingUp early, futon stored away.
Breakfast later at a favorite market spot.
“Cherry Blossom 2011” has been delayed and extended due to cool weather.
Continue ReadingNovember 29 I came to Big Canoe in the mountains for the first time since my return
Continue ReadingLEAVES dominate my late fall/early winter in Kyoto and Big Canoe. The development
Continue ReadingThere is a small “river” 2 minutes north of my house in Kyoto that is one of my favorite
Continue ReadingI have been touring friends Lee and Ginger from Savannah all around Kyoto for a week
Continue ReadingThis rainy day in late December in the mountains of north Georgia will keep the creek flowing
Continue ReadingDeparted 190 Harben @ 10:30 am EDT 9/28.
Hours spent 9/27 online, on phone
Fog shrouds and filters the forest of barren trees. Water droplets hang from twigs.
Continue Reading“New York, New York it’s a wonderful town.” It is still true long after “On The Town”,
Continue ReadingEarly November at Big Canoe in the north Georgia Mountains is a riot of color.
Continue ReadingGeorgia Winter. The landscape is one of black and tan. The stark verticals of the barren
Continue ReadingAs I begin to write this letter the first goldfinch has arrived at the feeder and the first
Continue ReadingThe day is bright and sunny with a clear blue sky above the distant tree line that is a tangle
Continue ReadingWinter Greetings! Early winter in Athens this year has brought forth enough rain to end
Continue ReadingIt is early morning in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. The foothills of the Rincon Mountains
Continue ReadingWINTER is here! It came to Athens earlier than anyone can remember. We had snow
Continue ReadingAfter a hiatus in 1998, I was able to return to Japan in 1999. We converted to the semester
Continue ReadingThis fall was one of the longest, mildest, and most beautiful in color that I can recall.
Continue ReadingIn the distance the tall trees of Tadasu no Mori show tinges of fall color that float over
Continue ReadingI returned to Kyoto about two weeks ago and I have been getting this new (very old
Continue ReadingA clear blue sky scattered with small puffy clouds contrasts sharply with the grey tile
Continue ReadingThe highlight of this fall season was a two-day trip to Mt. Koya (Koyasan), elevation 3000
Continue ReadingThis fall has been an unusually mild one, so we now have an abundance of both roses
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, I traveled north in Kyoto Prefecture with my assistant of the last 2 years
Continue ReadingThe fall color was not as spectacular as most years, and my schedule did not allow much
Continue ReadingMy feeling of truly returning to Japan this year was triggered by seeing the fresh green
Continue ReadingMy only fall outing was a long walk along the small river behind my house my last week
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