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It seems like it’s just a classy country, full of classy people!
6 days agoHello Barry and Mary Ellen. Good tour Hokkaido
1 week agoTree frog. They are so photogenic! Looks like the Japanese tree frog is about the only species there. Incredible diversity in color and pattern!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tree_frog
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23540-Hylidae/browse_photos?place_id=97395
Thank you for this information, Mary Ellen!
1 week agoA hot tub?
1 week agoHi Dodie
My shorts are from a BC company, based in Squamish, called 7 Mesh. The model both Barry and I have is called Glidepath. We like them so much that we also have the slacks….on a trip this is all we bring…one of each. They are lightweight and cool to wear in heat, hand wash and dry fast, fit generously on the leg and hips (a plus for me) and provide good coverage. The founders of 7Mesh used to be part of Arc’teryx but parted ways when Arc’teryx went in a different direction and 7Mesh specializes in bike friendly apparel.
I got so tired of other shorts showing considerable fading and wear after one 3 month trip…so far so good.
There is some sticker shock though…shorts are $170 and pants are $195. I was able to get them both on sale…shorts at Oak Bay Bikes and pants at MEC. Another option is to sign up on their website and you get 15% off.
A bit of trivia…the name 7Mesh is the First Nations name for Squamish.
Sorry to go on, but I do like them. I wear an XL women’s size.
Oh boy, I am so glad you caught that. I’ll fix that!
1 week agoGotta hurt on bumps!
2 weeks agoI don’t think you meant to leave the “m” and “n” out of man hole cover, unless you were having a really bad day. Bad autocorrect😀
2 weeks agoDodie here. Hey Mary Ellen, where did you get your 3/4 shorts? I have been looking for some for ages with no success.
2 weeks agoMaybe one of the tiger species? I looked at hundreds of photos but no match. Vein patterns were all wrong.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/90758-Parantica/browse_photos
Okay! Barry and Mary Ellen, thank you.
2 weeks agoTiangular pv pannel. nice
2 weeks agoOne of the "brown" butterflies. Perhaps Chinese bushbrown? Lots of browns species & hard to tell apart.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/155230-Mycalesis-gotama
If you haven’t yet tried it, one of Sapporo’s signature dishes is soup curry. Totally different from regular Japanese curry. I tried it at a small local chain called Garaku, but I’m sure there are lots of other fine choices.
3 days agoBon appétit!