Sunday, October 25, 2009

Snow Birds


Usually when I think of snow birds I think of the birds I miss during the winter; the warblers and robins, ducks and geese, bluebirds and orioles. These birds fly south for the winter. I saw my first junco of the season yesterday. Right now a junco is sitting under my deck swing trying to stay dry. For the junco, this is south. They summer in the arctic circle and have come here, to warmer climes, to spend the winter.

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Hirado Castle

Today we took a 40 minute ride north to Hirado. This is a temple outside of Hirado Castle. This area was the first in Japan to encounter Chr...