Nishimera Mountains

We have been landlocked for a month now... there was a landslide and we can only leave one way. But these mountains are so beautiful.



We have been taking ane extra hour detour to go to Hitoyoshi, but finally, on Thursday night, the road will open up.
Friday is my birthday, I will be 33!
Many fruits of Summer we have been enjoying...
Peaches!

From June 2009

Cute and various mushrooms!

From June 2009

From June 2009

Abandoned buildings!

From June 2009

Sunrises!

From June 2009

The bunnies at the elementary school!

From June 2009

Cicadas

From Sofia's Myriad of Colors

The cicadas have been singing...
"meee, meeee, meeee..." late into the evening.
They are so pretty, with their delicate wings, and their three ruby eyes on their heads.
I really love them.

Cicadas spend one, passionate week flying around, mating, and making a lot of noise. Then they die.
But before that week, they have been underground for a number of YEARS! Depending on the species, 3, 7, even 14...
These cicadas were acting shy...

From Sofia's Myriad of Colors

Moths and other bugs

I have a theory about the bugs around here. It is that they have cycles of 2 weeks.

Every two weeks we have a new huge population of bugs of a new species, and the prior one has quickly faded in number. Recently it has been cute little green bugs with waggy tails and perky wings. Of course, there are always the fewer odd bugs: moths, flies, others, plus spiders. It gets very lively at night here by the river.