James' Empty Blog

baby kamikiri , originally uploaded by julesberry2001 . This is an incredibly cute baby praying mantis (kamakiri), found halfway up the wall...

My reader seems to think it's time I said something about our friend Piers: (pic from my hit counter). The context is obviously the emba...

BBQ , originally uploaded by julesberry2001 . The first rule of living in Japan is never turn down an invitation from an American or Austral...

I visited the new shiny Yokohama Immigration Office yesterday. A couple of months ago it moved from a fairly central location to somewhere o...

Taihoji , originally uploaded by julesberry2001 . This weird picture was created by accidentally using the defocus control ring (at maximum ...

This ridiculous paper has already been eviscerated by Tamino , RC , and mt , so I won't waste too much time on it, but I have spotted o...

lotus and fish , originally uploaded by julesberry2001 . Delightfully, someone called Chuck commented on a couple of my photos! :-) Not on ...

lotus at Kenchoji , originally uploaded by julesberry2001 . A white lotus growing in the ponds of Hachimangu has been featured for years at ...

temple cat , originally uploaded by julesberry2001 . If I made up the ranking for the temples, only temples with cats would be considered fo...

dragonfly , originally uploaded by julesberry2001 . One pleasant side effect of the mozzies, is the dragonflies. Apparently their habitat is...