Still okay here!  No radiation has made it here yet, instead of iodine pills I'm eating nori and kombu, as even a small amount, like 15 grams, of kombu gives you 5 times or more what the RDA of iodine is.  Had a nice but short spring vacation, now work has begun... I've been nursing a head cold that just won't get better, i've had it for 3 weeks ( Read more... )

Another photo post!  Please be warned, this one is long... See my note at the very end. :)

As a follow-up to my previous post about Nishizawa Gorge, the next day we went to Utsukushigahara Highlands in Nagano prefecture. Utsukushigahara literally means "the beautiful highland", and here's a satellite view of it, with Matsumoto City on the left:

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So, seeing as I  haven't really done a photo post of anything related to my life here, despite the beauty of Japan,  I figured I would post some pics of areas not too far from where I live.   Some background:  My husband is an enthusiastic hiker, loves the mountains, climbs Mt Fuji almost every year, etc...  I have a herniated lumbar disk, and am ( Read more... )