Hello All,
The spring season is winding down, but the colors outside have just begun. It’s a new world here in the mountains of the Japanese Alps. I have been getting out much more lately to see all of the wonders of nature that can be found in Japan. The smells are just as good or even better, which has allowed me to find another side of life called allergies. I don’t think I have ever been around so many different plants in bloom all at once. I wish I would have thought of packing allergy medicine before I left!

Tonari ni Totoro


