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Today was another long day of winding and unwinding and rewinding plastic.  I even got a turn at holding the flashlight and searching for lost atoms!  And I would make circles in marker on the plastic, and everyone would look and look and look and finally say "Spot on!  Good job Nikku!" and pat me on the back.  It was quite rewarding, and I didn't even get upset on the way home when I got cut off by an orange Midget II.

This morning, I did manage to get up early and take a walk through the neighborhood.  I forgot how early fishermen get up, so I'm certain that I missed the boat (no pun intended...ha!) for photo opportunities with them.  However, I was feeling shy in a neighborhood where I stuck out like a sore thumb coming out of your forehead, so even the extremely cute little old lady with the shriveled-apple-doll-style face intimidated me enough to not ask for a photo.  But she smiled and said good morning, and I think she was just out for a morning walk too, so if I make it a regular thing to go on a morning walk, I'll probably become the best of friends with her.

Here are some things in my neighborhood:

This little stream (left) runs right down through the middle of the neighborhood.  I guess it's kind of like a gutter, only it's beautiful and full of cheer.

This road (right) is, in fact, a road.  You can't see it very well because of the light, but at the far end, a truck is coming.  I wouldn't be surprised if he knocked those clothes off that hanger as he passed.  It's really narrow.

Here (left) is the first picture I took in the morning.  Right as I was about to take it, I saw some human beings and got shy and nervous, so I put the phone down and as a result I got this picture at a kind-of weird angle.  But you ca see in the far background a telephone pole coming up in the right lane.

Above on the right you can see again (even though it's a little blurry) the crowdedness of the street and how it takes a sudden turn, and the houses come right up to the very edge of the street so that you might open your door and step right out into oncoming traffic.

And here on the left you can see the view from the terrace upstairs at my apartment building.  There is an old abandoned building that might be a haunted fishery!  Or an abandoned factory (also haunted!).  Behind that, it's difficult to see, but there is a really beautiful old-fashioned Japanese house or temple.  I can't tell which, because its nearly impossible to see from any angle because they have high privacy fences and privacy shrubbery.  I wanted to stick my camera in through the shrubbery and take picture, but I was afraid I might offend someone.  Then also the guard dog started barking (guard Akita puppy), so I left well enough alone.

Lastly, I discovered today that my phone has this function available: