winter morning

Looking down the Tobetsu field

After a few days of snowing, it feels that this snow will probably stick about for the rest of the winter.

Walk, An Autumn Afternoon

This is a piece that I submitted to an annual community gallery show held at Sweden Hills' own art gallery. The show consisted of many variety of art work crafted and created by the residents of Sweden Hills. The small room was filled with ceramic pieces, stained glasses, wood works, furnitures, weavings, and photography. The duration of the show was as short as five days, but the level of overall quality of the works was surprisingly (or not surprisingly) very high. Having been away for the past few years, for the first time, did I recognized all the many talented people of this little Swedish Town.

"Hot Station in the Neighborhood"

Lawson in a village of Futomi, Hokkaido

Lawson is one of the largest convenience-store chains in Japan. It's been more than a month since I started working there part-time now. I never imagined that working at a convenience store could be this hard, but I have to admit that I am rather enjoying doing something that's completely different from what I've done in the past.

For the past week or so, the colors of the hill behind the store has been so pretty, that I'd volunteer to go and empty the trash bins just so I could go outside and see the bright colors of autumn in the neighborhood.