Repainting sidetables

Done all before it gets too cold to do the work.

First snow 2007 in Hakuba

Snow has arrived at the top of mountains for the first time this autumn.

You can find autumn leaves at the upper part of the ski slopes in this picture, still greener leaves at the bottom. Then snow at the top of background mountains. That is what people call "Sandan Koyo" (3 color autumn leaves if dare translated ) here.


Smoked some rice shells. A seasonal stuff at this time of the year in my place.

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Autumn leaves at Hakuba Happo one

Autumn leaves have been coming down the mountains, now it has come down around 1,400 meters above sea level here in Hakuba.


Grasses at the ski slopes are still greener than other leaves around.
I think autumn leaves are now coming down the mountains 1 or 2 weeks latter than usual. Probably the peak around our place will be around at the end of this month to the first half of next month. Join us to enjoy autumn leaves here in Hakuba.

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Swedish gratin

Saw this receipt on TV yesterday though they didn't mention what to prepare. I just tried to cook one by myself on my way. Prepared some potatoes, anchovies, onions, butter, flour, milk, macaroni, salt and white pepper. Anchovies are so salty, so I used less salt than usual for other stuff.

I put some macaronis at one side of the plate, didn't put any at the other side to check the difference. Some prefer this plate with macaroni, some do without macaroni. It seems it depends on who has it.

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Malet golf

Not sure if this was widespreaded or not. What we call "Malet golf". With a hammer likewise stick, we hit a ball ( tennis ball big but hard ) to have it into a hole in a course. It's just like golf but we just make the ball run on the ground, not in the air. First time for me to try it today as a community recreation staff for this year.

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Still active #2 - a cylindrical post vol.2

Found an antique post at Togakushi as well. Well, but something goes different from normal.....do you know what?

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Kiha 81 retiring day

The pioneer of DMU limited express train kiha81. Debut for "Hatsukari" which connected Ueno terminal in Tokyo to Aomori in 1960. After "Hatsukari" got EMU in 1968, this DMU was transfered as "Inaho" and "Hitachi" then finally "Kuroshio". Less than 20 years life.



Probably this design was affected by EMU 151 series control car at that time which connected Tokyo and Osaka before Shinkansen (bullet train) started providing their service.

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