“サトリの森” ～ Forever

One of our dogs, Leila, a Chinese Crested Dog, often looks different because of her fur. She is very unique. Questions! "Who do I look like?" OK! I will let you know the answers below. Picture No.1 is an alpaca (as reference) In Japan, the alpaca who is called Kurare is the most famous alpaca. This species became very popular these days as a healing animal because of their character and figure. Picture No.2 is a Gremlin (as reference) or Gizmo? (as reference) Picture No.3 is an Old English Sheep Dog. (as reference) Picture No.4 is a Lochen. (as reference) Picture No.5 is a Westy. (as reference) So how many answers did you get correct? All of them? Good job!!! written by Arwen

It is gloomy winter day today. It is still raining outside. But it was a nice warm day last weekend. On Saturday , Satori and Leila seemed to have wanted to go out somewhere, so we took them to a secret place . Yeah, it used to be the kind of secret place where few people visited. But these days, people often visit there and play with radio controlled airplans. Luckily there was nobody there on Saturday. So Satori & Leila ran off-leash as much as they could. To tell the truth, dogs must be kept on leash in Tokyo. It is an ordinance of Tokyo. That's why I say "this is the secret play at the secret place." Satori loves tennis balls. She always go for the ball which Richie throws. Satori became six years old in February. People who see her running tirelessly are amazed about her age. Their dogs don't seem to play or run any more. On Sunday, we wondered around our house. There are some streams near our house. Walking along this stream, we came to the su...

The Japanese apricot trees are in full bloom in Tokyo. Do you know most Japanese love cherry blossom viewing with lunch box, Beer and Sake? But not Japanese apricot blossom viewing with meal. Why? The answer is easy. It's because the weather is not warm enough yet. A February breeze often feels colder than a January wind. So we only visit some parks or the mountains to experience the fragrant blooming Japanese apricots. The trees are very common here in Japan. So the smell of the flowers fills the air. You can easily find the trees. So they are. The trees are here near my house,too. written by Arwen