Black and White – Page 78 – photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

Dachshund at the end of the Tunnel

dachshund — 4 out of 5 dogs I saw in Oki were dachshunds

Strange Dog

better strange than vicious — he speaks Greek and then he bites.

RIC

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

fenestration

figures in a window

2017

clouds

Sie waren Teufelshunde

bulldog, USMC Mascot — Devil Dogs: According to United States Marine Corps legend, the moniker was used by German soldiers to describe U.S. Marines who fought in the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918–Wikipedia
This dog lives down the street from HPE.
Semper fidelis.

stairway to heaven

261 stairs — Climbed the stairway to Heaven. Gate remains closed.

East China Sea

clockwise walk of the Chatan Park perimeter. This bird singing in the wind and waves. — clockwise walk of the Chatan Park perimeter. This bird singing to the wind and waves.

Kitatama Elementary School

Kitatama ES — Neighborhood school across the street and up the hill. Looks like a school, not a factory. Gardens on the school grounds, different than the US model (big parking lot and few windows)

brooms — Notable degree of cleanliness prevails. Possibly that training starts early? A commonly held societal value?

residential streets — The hillside neighborhood is an oasis of quiet. The neighborhood streets are typically 12-14′ wide. “Fire codes” wouldn’t allow this street typology in the US.

Walking to school starts early. — The practice of walking to school is nearly universal and starts early.

Car use around the school is restrict. The community assures that children walk, and that while walking they are safe. — Car use around the school is restricted. The community assures that children walk, and that while walking they are safe.

snow glyph

agriculture, housing, commerce, transportation, weather, and topography create a scene