Enmeiji Temple (Osaka)

Universal Studio Japan

Diamond Head

Waikiki Beach

Contrail

Rob and Grey Jays

This is a picture of Rob playing with Grey Jays which
are also called "camp robbers".
We offered french bread and they willingly landed on our hands.
We enjoyed playing with them!

Table Mountain from Hayes Lake

Hats

These hats are for Rob's nephew Noah and niece Nadia.
Of course, I knitted :)

Carpet

Mazama Lake

Iceberg Lake

Backpacking trip

Rob with Mount Shuksan

We are back from our backpacking trip!
I will be able to show you a lot of pictures!
For tonight, I need to rest.
Thanks for visiting my blog!
And... Rob, thanks a lot for the wonderful time!

Bagley Lake

Skyline Divide No.3

Skyline Divide No.2

Skyline Divide No.1

Mount Baker

Coleman Glacier and Mount Baker

Mt. Shuksan on Picture Lake in Autumn

Lake Ann

Pike Place Market

Autumn Color

These pumpkins are so huge.
Some of them are bigger than your hips! I am serious!
I have to say that I am still impressed by the size.
When am I used to seeing this huge American pumpkin?
Maybe, never.

Sea Otter

A picture from the Vancouver Aquarium.
Sunbathing, nice!

Colors..Seattle

I went down to Seattle by train by myself on September 25th.

I spent for about 8 hours in Seattle.

Having lunch at my favourite bookstore bar & cafe,

Shopping at The North Face,

enjoying Pike Place Market,

Knitting a hat with drinking tea at a tea shop I found,

and grocery shopping at Uwajimaya...

I did nothing special. Just like usual.

After my stay in Vancouver B.C.,

I have to say, Seattle is not a so exciting city anymore.

But there is a reason I had to go down to Seattle on the day,

I need to go down to Seattle next Monday AGAIN...

What was good is that I could knit a hat

by the time I was back home.

So, next Monday I will be able to knit another hat.

Who get those hat?

Fun to think about!

1st wedding anniversary

Rob and I had our first wedding anniversary yesterday!
To celebrate our special anniversary, we stayed a night
in Vancouver B.C.! Yes! Canada!!!! International trip!
But! Vancouver B.C. is only 40 miles away from Bellingham
where we live. Also, crossing the border between Canada and
U.S.A. can be done by car. Kind of strange to me.

We had a very wonderful time there.
We got a luxury room at The Westin Bayshore Vancouver
which was on the 16th floor and had a beautiful marina view.
We enjoyed a wondeful dinner at an Italian restaurant.
At night, we swam in the hotel pool and relaxed in the jacuzzi.
And today, we went to the aquarium!
Everything was just awesome!!!!!

This is the picture of me, standing on the balcony.

Rob-san, thanks for the wonderful time!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! ;)

Nooksack River

Today, August 6 is my dad's birthday.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

When I talked to him on the phone last night, he told me that
I haven't updated my blog for a long time and that he has been
looking forward to an update. So, this evening, instead of knitting,
I decided to update it.

Today, Rob and I went to take pictures of the Nooksack River.
After we had picnic lunch by the river quickly, we both started to
take pictures. He used his 4x5 Tachihara camera and I used,
of course, my Nikon D50.
It's always so nice to be by the river.
The color of the water is kind of milky and the sound of the water
is just powerful!!!

Here are the pictures I took!
Dad, enjoy! ;)

久しぶりの更新です。
先月、新しい仕事に就き、早起きには意外にあっさり慣れたものの、
まだまだリズムが掴めず。。。
ブログ更新よりも編み物の時間を優先してました。
だって、編みたいんだもの。
写真はちゃんと撮ってるんですよ。
こちらの夏はお天気が良いので、毎週末のように、私達、
ちょこっと車を飛ばして、カメラと一緒にピクニックに出かけているのです。
そんな写真、ぼちぼち紹介！？

Nooksack River

Mt. Shuksan

Fragrance Lake

On July 1, Rob and I enjoyed the short hike up to
Fragance Lake. Actually, this is the first time for
us to hike. To be prepared for this summer, he bought
me a pair of hiking shoes. For sure we will plan more
hikes! I am so glad that we found something we can do
TOGETHER. Walking with him is really enjoyable!

Looking at Fragrance Lake, we took a break and had lunch.
Fragrance Lake is a fabulous swimming lake.
The water is amazingly clear! However, it seems like not
so many people know about this lake.

What does Fragrance lake smell like?
Go smell! ;)

Egg cozy

This is a tiny sweater I knit for my friends
who own the best sushi restaurant in Bellingham,
WasaBee, and whom I have worked with for six months.
To do something different, I quit the job on June 23.
Through the job, I could experience restaurant work
which I have never done even in Japan, meet so many
customers who love sushi, practice English conversation,
and find a comfortable place to be except my home.

As a token of my gratitude, I knit this egg cozy.
This is a sweater for a soft-boiled egg.
Isn't it cute?

Thank you very much Izumi & Yasu!
WasaBee is always my favourite restaurant!