Wrapping up the degenerate portion of Golden Week with a classically powerful hazy IPA from West Coast Brewing. Al fresco AizuYabanjin style.

Oops I did it again.

I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Unpacking Japan Podcast podcast a few weeks ago to talk about teaching, making music, and forest gardening. Please check it out on YouTube or your favorite podcast app!
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The fish have been in the nick of time. How about this weather? I am compelled to BBQ.

After enjoying several fancy beers, I got back on the train, and then back on my bicycle, and slowly pedaled the ten kilometers home through this beautiful stuff.

Here we see a group of Japanese students riding their bicycles through a beautiful spring landscape.

Another stunner as I make my way to Kanazawa via bicycle and tiny train for fancy beer with Bill M..

Post-chow slow cycle around the surrounds.

I chowed.

One of the fruits of my labor.

Today’s Work In 2 Time Lapses

For a variety of reason, I’ve decided to replace my raised beds with a small wildflower meadow.

Holy smokes what a day (minus that thing with the Bruins, of course).

I will spend (at least) the next three hours of this glorious day indoors watching hockey with no regrets.

Pretty perfect this evening…

A perfectly respectable hammock stout from Echigo Beer to kick off Golden Week 2.0.

Gorgeous Morning

Took a meandering drive home through the green.

Garden looking especially foresty from the porch this morning.