,,,protect the crops..

Typhoon No.4

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July 15th 2007
THIS BLOG HAD MANY MORE PICTURES AND VIDEOS BUT THE ANGER OF THE STORM SEEMS TO HAVE DELETED AND MESSED WITH LOADS OF THEM. Typhoon No.4 A story best told in pictures I believe. This rolled in early on Saturday morning to the sound of the Tanoy warning us to buckle down. I had just enough time to dash out, grab my plants in from eh balcony and cut down the bamboo fence I had erected t ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more