Fireplace area in an old house Interior of a house Tokonoma (床の間) Tokonoma (床の間) Super Moon - 15 November 2016 Sweetgum leaves in November Brown thrasher Tombigbee River Sweet gum Blackjack oak (I think) Sweet gum Sassafras Sweet gum Sweet gum Southern red oak Poison ivy Painted turtle & solitary sandpiper Solitary sandpiper Solitary sandpipers Pear leaves Yellow-rumped warbler Interior of my house - 2012 Exterior of my house - 2012 Shrine in Takayama Shrine in Takayama View of Takayama Hida Folk Village Shrine in Takayama Statue on bridge in Takayama Statue on bridge in Takayama American green tree frog Sinope & white-throated sparrow Red-breasted nuthatch Vultures on the power line at early morning Billbergia nutans Billbergia nutans Barred owl - Strix varia Barred owl - Strix varia Okayama Castle Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen