The first big snowfall of the season! Time to make a little snowman!
Mt. Hakkai (Hakkaisan 八海山) is covered with snow and is looking really beautiful. The smaller hills surrounding Mt. Hakkai still have some Autumn foliage but…
A variety of snow shovels (雪かきスコップ) are necessary for life here in the Minamiuonuma snow country. Here are three of our colorful shovels, in different…
Minamiuonuma is in a mountainous region with wildlife such as bears, deer, boars, and monkeys. When the temperature starts to drop in autumn, some wildlife…
Autumn in the Minamiuonuma region. The days and nights are getting cooler. The trees in the valley are starting to change color as silvergrass (ススキ…
As we still do not have a weed whacker or brush cutter, I took to the plot of weeds with an old fashioned handheld sickle.…
The first snowfall of the season was visible on the peaks of some of the nearby mountains on October 18th. The summits are often blocked…
The first step to becoming a beginner gardener! The first step to becoming a gardener will be to prepare the soil for gardening. As noted…
Some day, I would like to have a small garden. I have a lot to learn, beginning with how to prep the soil for gardening.…
This is a chunk of clay from the plot of land I am hoping to transform into a kitchen garden. It is a dense, heavy,…