Two weeks to go~ また 日本 bound

Zen's very stylish basketball mate Myron, from ENGLAND (take note EDWIN!!! xoxoxo) cut Zen's Z mark.
Zen's coach mentioned ZORRO!! Gosh~ right!


This is one of Grandmom's doggies. Her name is Pattie- Peppermint Pattie (you remember Charlie Brown? well that's
her other dog!)


























It's KAITEN ZUSHI!!







I got Taka to take me to this restaurant. Sushi TOTORO I think it's called. One is also in Santa Cruz, but Santa Cruz doesn't have "conveyer belt sushi- 'kaiten zushi'" This restaurant chain is owned by Koreans, however. So it does taste differently.

Some Santa Cruz sights

More "Wild" Life

We went to the Monterey Reggae Bay Fest~
some photos...



"B is for Bob" that's what's written!

And this Son...Ky-mani Marley


And perhaps you can't see the resemblence~ these are photos from 1979~

I saw Bob Marley in Philadelphia and took these photos, and developed them myself as well.




ANother conert- with Micahel Franti- at Golden Gate Park "Power to the Peaceful"...
Ziggy Marley performed ahead of Franti~




A dragonfly- one of Ziggy's song which he actually sang, is about a dragonfly. Gorgeous!!

Some California Wildlife

Grandmom put out a seed hanger for birds. But I found this squirrel one day going at it. First I was taking photos through the screen window. But then I decided to crack open the door hoping not to scare it away. S/he kept at the task at hand!!


Even Grandmom wants copies of these shots- she wants to start painting again and wants to paint this rascal.
Americans see squirrels everywhere, but in Japan there are NONE.

About a week ago in the Supermarket I saw this man, and his pets! I had to photograph them- well, I ASKED him to photograph them, and did so as he said "Oh, I'll photograph YOU with them" ...


and he proceeded to take them off his shoulders

put them on MY shoulders.
They were warm- their body heat- but he told me not

to try to touch them.  They could nip at me?

They did remind me of having long hair, 
keeping my neck warm.
He said they were around 18 years old?!