It's sazae season down the Shonan coast. Sazae are, well, sea snails (or, more accurately, turban shells, a kind of mollusc). Mmmmmmboy, right? ...I'm not a big fan. I like escargots, but that's mostly because they're drowning in garlic butter, sometimes lost in pastry, and always small. Sazae are not small. The Japanese love them—grilled, … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Boatful ‘a’ Shells
Photo of the Day: Anchors
The afternoon before the typhoon, the fishermen and women along our stretch of beach hauled all their equipment and boats up as high as they could. That included this fine collection of anchors, which I'd never noticed before.
Photo of the Day: Kites, A Series
Waiting impatiently for the crows to finish with the moray eel, the kites flew circles in the sky.
Photo of the Day: Getting the Stink Eye From Crows
The waves pre-typhoon brought in quite a collection of debris, including a rather large moray eel, called an utsubo in Japanese. It was *quite* the popular fish with both the crows and kites (a bird of prey). As the crows were more plentiful, they beat out the kites, which had to be content to circle … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Getting the Stink Eye From Crows
Photo of the Day: Taifuu Ikka
After a typhoon blows through, the weather goes from wild to wonderful. That perfect post-storm weather is called taifuu ikka in Japanese. Last night, we had a very early typhoon blow through. Typhoon #6 (Noul) was a super typhoon when it hit the Philippines and Taiwan, but was much, much weaker when it arrived in … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Taifuu Ikka
Photo of the Day: Waiting
Festival participants and goers have a rest between activities on the Zaimokuza side of Yuigahama Beach. Even festivals have down time.
Photo a Day: Red Tide Evening
The night after a red tide, the plankton glow blue, providing quite a light show. Clearly, I need to work on my nighttime photo skills. But, just to give you an idea of how cool the night after a red tide is, here is an unprocessed picture of the blue glowing surf.
Photo of the Day: Digging for Fish Food
I think the older gentlemen who spend their afternoons digging for worms actually prefer the digging to the fishing. They seem to spend much more time digging, and find much greater success with the worms, too.
Photo of the Day: Beach Tree
So... Is this some kind of seaweed? I have no idea, but the colors were nice, and the shape reminiscent of a "tree of life".
Photo of the Day: Tetrapods
If you visit coastal Japan, you're going to see these giant concrete tetrapods all over the place. They help break up rough surf to protect people, property and land. I used to think they were hideously ugly and such a shame to have ruining the seaside, but over the years, I've learned to see a … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Tetrapods
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