Graduation
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This month something very important happened my
daughter graduated high school. Congratulations! I
was surprised how noisy everyone was at the
graduation ceremony even though the principal asked
people to be quiet. I haven't been to an American
graduation ceremony since I graduated from college.
Things have changed a bit. In Japan we love our
ceremonies so much they go on and on for hours till
everyone is squirming in their seats dying to leave
but this wasn't so long.
Look at the people in the background, it was a zoo afterwards. My daughter was so cute. I blurred her face for privacy reasons but believe me she's cute!
Here's a movie I made of the end of the ceremony where the balloons are suppose to drop on everyone... they had a little trouble with this but happily they did drop and then the traditional throwing of the hats in the air. To see more of my movies go to my YouTube channel at: youtube.com/users/stoneriverart
Look at the people in the background, it was a zoo afterwards. My daughter was so cute. I blurred her face for privacy reasons but believe me she's cute!
Here's a movie I made of the end of the ceremony where the balloons are suppose to drop on everyone... they had a little trouble with this but happily they did drop and then the traditional throwing of the hats in the air. To see more of my movies go to my YouTube channel at: youtube.com/users/stoneriverart
A Walk In The Woods
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(Purikura)
I have finally finished my painting "A Walk In The
Woods" and it has changed quit a bit from the
original painting. It looks like a storybook now, I
thought the original looked like a Hallmark card. My
daughter and her boyfriend were the models.
A Walk In The Woods 2009 (i went for a walk in the woods i was hoping i would see you on the trail coming towards me)
A Walk In The Woods 2009 (i went for a walk in the woods i was hoping i would see you on the trail coming towards me)
Butterfly Wings
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(Purikura)
I have been working on colorizing my painting
"Butterfly Wings". If you compare it to the original
painting you can see I took out some of the writing.
I felt there was just too much going on down there.
The color is making them less gloomy... I think.
Butterfly Wings, Jacko VS. Madge 2009
The before "Butterfly Wings".
Butterfly Wings, Jacko VS. Madge 2009
The before "Butterfly Wings".
Spring arrives to Iowa
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Finally were getting some Spring weather in Iowa. I
went to a flower park over the weekend, not far from
where I live and took a pretty picture.
Reiman Gardens
Also outside my window at my apartment, much to my surprise, there is a tree in bloom that looks similar to Cherry Blossoms. I miss Japan.
Reiman Gardens
Also outside my window at my apartment, much to my surprise, there is a tree in bloom that looks similar to Cherry Blossoms. I miss Japan.
May
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Starting May off not feeling too great, I'm having
some kind of stomach problem and have been nauseous
and tired for the last four days. I'm pretty sure
it's NOT the swine flu. I was expecting a friend from
Japan to come for a visit but she cancelled her plans
because of concerns about catching the flu. I'm very
disappointed but I understand.
The bugs are starting to come out in my small apartment. I saw a house centipede in my bathroom which is the relatively harmless cousin to the Japanese centipede which I've seen in my house in Japan. The Japanese centipede is much scarier and more like a poisonous snake. I didn't actually know what it was when I saw it but googled centipede iowa to see what would come up and this picture from Iowa State University, which is just down the road from me, popped right up. I have not told my daughter about seeing this bug, she would freak out so if she reads this.... sorry sweet potato. I only saw it once.
Midwest House Centipede USA
Japanese Centipede
I will be returning to Japan this summer and am not looking forward to seeing and killing this bug which I most certainly will have to do. It's me or them.
I have had a bug bite on my leg for about a month, it doesn't seem to be going away. I'm assuming it's a spider bite since I have a lot of spiders in my apartment. The red rash around it does seem to be lightening a bit.
Spider bite???
I went out and bought a can of bug spray appropriately called "Spider Killer". I was amused because it also kills Scorpions, thank god we don't have any of those in Iowa. Is that a picture of a dead Spider or Scorpion on the can?
The bugs are starting to come out in my small apartment. I saw a house centipede in my bathroom which is the relatively harmless cousin to the Japanese centipede which I've seen in my house in Japan. The Japanese centipede is much scarier and more like a poisonous snake. I didn't actually know what it was when I saw it but googled centipede iowa to see what would come up and this picture from Iowa State University, which is just down the road from me, popped right up. I have not told my daughter about seeing this bug, she would freak out so if she reads this.... sorry sweet potato. I only saw it once.
Midwest House Centipede USA
Japanese Centipede
I will be returning to Japan this summer and am not looking forward to seeing and killing this bug which I most certainly will have to do. It's me or them.
I have had a bug bite on my leg for about a month, it doesn't seem to be going away. I'm assuming it's a spider bite since I have a lot of spiders in my apartment. The red rash around it does seem to be lightening a bit.
Spider bite???
I went out and bought a can of bug spray appropriately called "Spider Killer". I was amused because it also kills Scorpions, thank god we don't have any of those in Iowa. Is that a picture of a dead Spider or Scorpion on the can?