Good Morning "Ohayogozaimasu" from Japan
We had a good travel day yesterday and got back from China to Japan with no problems. We enjoyed just hanging out in our house last night and watching a bit of TV with cool breezes blowing through the opened windows.
On the way home from the Narita Airport it was fun to watch the rice harvesting taking place in the fields as we passed by on the train. I know nothing factual about rice harvesting, and so this is all just a guess on my part? It looks as if they first drain all the rice paddies, and then when the stalks are dry some plants were cut by hand and laying in bundles,some looked like they were hung on a fence to dry and yet many other fields had a person driving a little machine thrasher through the rows chopping it right then and there. I did see by one field a row of bags along the path that looked to be full of rice kernals?
There too, was smoke from different areas and I wondered if they burn the last of the stalks left in the ground in preparation for planting a new crop?
Someday I would love to be able to visit a rice paddie and get educated on the process.
Today is a cool and very breezy fall like day here in Japan. I have all the windows open and the fresh air feels so good. It feels about 20-30 degrees cooler than it did over in China. It was hot there. It is good to be home and getting things in order again. I am busy unpacking, doing laundry, sorting mail, checking Emails, updating this blog, and will go get some groceries soon to, so we have some food to eat.
CJ will be busy all day and night as the president is in from MN today. CJ was excited for him to come and see what progress they have made so far in cleaning up the building.
Hope this finds you all well and suppose all your kids and grandkids are back in school now. It is odd the school year here in Japan starts in April. So the kids here just went back from their 1 month summer vacation, but it is NOT the start of a new year for them.
I hope to go check on Japanese language classes and volunteering at the school next week after the holiday on Monday. September 15th here in Japan is the Respect for the Aged National holiday. I have no idea what they do to celebrate it, but I asked CJ to ask someone at work today? We are hoping to possibly go see a SUMO wrestling match on Monday as well, since CJ does not have work that day?
Well I had better run and switch over the laundry and then get going to the store.
More later from Japan.
Karla
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