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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
What now my love?
Duke knows that somewhere out there
his little girlfriend is waiting on the road
while her master works in the cane fields.
But his obedience conquers love.
At least for now.
Occasionally, he sighs.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Eh?
I doubt I'll live to see the day when English
becomes a natural
second language in Japan.
In the meantime, always good for a laugh.
A recent shipping notice:
Thursday, July 25, 2013
The awesome beauty of dawn skies
such as this
inspire one to write poetry.
So here goes…
Erm...
Danger! Dog at work.
Old Gypsy on her guard duties.
Another stray, she arrived fourteen years ago
in the middle of the night, in the middle of a storm .
Now blind and deaf she mostly naps but jumps up
a couple of times a day for a quick bark - just in case,
and to let the world know there's a fierce animal on patrol.
Then she resumes her usual activity.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Lookada...eeek!
This crawly , more affectionately known
by its familiar name Nephilia Clavata
(yeah, okay, I looked it up) ,
like many of its kin has retreated to
higher altitudes since
I started wielding
my spider stick in early July.
The clever fellow has positioned his web
to catch anything flying towards the moon
and is now busy digesting a careless bat.
They keep growing bigger throughout summer
and into mid- October,
when I have to call
in air strikes.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Hi sugar!
Hi sugar!
This year's high sugar cane is due to last year's typhoons.
They made it too short to cut in January and it has now already reached
harvesting heights.
Problem is, cutting season is after
the New Year break,
still five months away.
Can't imagine
what size it will be by then.
Maybe a good market
for chainsaws.
(There's that damn dog again)
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Oops!
Big surprise for Duke this morning.
The sand crab he dug up turned
out much bigger than expected.
And more aggressive.
It wasn't about to run away.
Duke ponders on his next move.
Friday, July 12, 2013
First Kiss
An unexpected encounter on the beach this morning
when Duke meets this little honey...
...displays traditional family shyness and then…
..
.the first kiss.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Skirts of the storm
As typhoon No.7 swept by to the south west
on its way to Taiwan it gave us
bracing breezes and magnificent rollers
on the reef.
Dawn walk was a joy, with sea swept beaches
and spectacular horizons.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
'Ere dey come again!
Typhoon season is well under way
and we've been lucky so far this year.
No7 is a whopper but fortunately is going to miss
little Yoron, we hope.
Looks like Ishigaki island is going to get it on the nose.
Poor Ishigakijians
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Confrontation!
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Beach Fight
Beach Fight
Perched on my favourite rock this morning, the silent sand
at my feet suddenly erupted into action.
This cluster of small hermit crabs renewed a battle over
occupancy of an empty shell.
It was quite a scrap.
There were about ten of them.
One would manage to
scramble inside, only to be hauled out
and the fight would continue.
They're probably still at it.
I'll check tomorrow.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
COOL man!
COOL man!
Time for a rest after three quick laps around the island...
And then its off for a spin around Erabu, in the distance.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Flippin' 'Eck!
Flippin' 'Eck!
Just received some brand new super-flippers
from daughter Maria. Thanks kid !
They're bigger than my old ones,
which look as though they've been chewed by sharks.
So now I can reach impressive speeds.
Here they are on their trial run.
A great success. Get me places fast;
outpace jellyfish and octopussies.
Of course, I will obey local maritime law
and slow down when going through harbours
and passing small leisure vessels.
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