random events from the week

note the little paper flags in his hair. i passed out american flags as rewards today. go democrats!
koto lesson with the 2year students. this student is the flute player that i sit next to when i play with the band.
this was a giant grub on the ground. it was the size of my thumb! gross!
japanese maple. the famous color changers of fall.
i walked out and climbed up the first hill i could find and found this cemetary. that big tan/pink building is about a km north east of my apt. this shot is taken facing south, so i went pretty far.