Day: December 20, 2018
Raptor Wednesday: Justice Edition
Originally posted on Backyard and Beyond:
For the last two weeks I’ve been serving on a jury in a murder trial. This was the view from the jury room: downtown Brooklyn, with the dwarfed tower of Borough Hall just visible to the left of the long Supreme Court building in the foreground. The row of buildings from the center to the left in the middle… Continue reading Raptor Wednesday: Justice Edition
Study: Changing Winds May Affect Migratory Birds – – The Adirondack Almanack
9 Species to the Western Palearctic 500: What can 2019 bring?
Originally posted on SzimiStyle Birding:
With just 9 species to reach my Western Palearctic 500 milestone, I summarized the potential resident species to be added to my WP list, some of them, hopefully, in 2019. I have not had many birding trips within the Western Palearctic ever since I started travelling for birds, but a comprehensive trip to Turkey/Georgia and another one to Finland and… Continue reading 9 Species to the Western Palearctic 500: What can 2019 bring?
Iceland Gull for Christmas
Originally posted on SzimiStyle Birding:
Yesterday a 2nd winter Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) was found by a local birder at the Newton Leys small lake near the landfill. My health challenges didn’t allow to do my usual birding routine in the last few weeks, but the Christmas shopping at the local ASDA superstore was a good excuse to grab a camera as well and visit the… Continue reading Iceland Gull for Christmas
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2018 6thWinter Silhouette Bonsai Expo
Valavanis Bonsai Blog The 6th Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo was held on December 1-2, 2018 at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina. This unique venue is an elegant building, marble lined with a four story atrium, the tallest south of Washington, DC, even taller than the state capital of Georgia. All six of these events have been sponsored and well organized by … Continue reading 2018 6thWinter Silhouette Bonsai Expo
Discovering Japan Endlessly – Tokyo Part
Originally posted on Read My Passion:
True to the country’s tourism slogan, Japan is a place where time would never be enough to visit all the good places this country has to offer. We have been to 3 cities starting off with Tokyo, then Osaka, then Nagoya. This post will be divided into 3 parts to capture the stories behind the best cities of Japan.… Continue reading Discovering Japan Endlessly – Tokyo Part
Japanese Temples
Originally posted on I am Hakone:
Japanese Temples by Kevin R Burns (Kanagawa, Japan) Japanese Temples and Religion, what religions are practiced in Japan and how are they practiced? The two most popular religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism. There are other religions followed by a smaller proportion of the population including Christianity. It is estimated that around 2,000 people in Japan practice Judaism.… Continue reading Japanese Temples
Site 85: Kyoto’s Takenaka Inari Shrine
Originally posted on stone and dust:
Generally speaking, most cemeteries in Japan are attached to Buddhist temples, as most people have a Buddhist funeral after they die. I never really think of shrines, which usually deal with “new” things (birth, marriage, new year, etc) as places where one might find a cemetery, but I was surprised when I came across Takenaka Inari Shrine, just behind… Continue reading Site 85: Kyoto’s Takenaka Inari Shrine
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