8/16/2026

The rice ears are starting to turn color. There’s one month left until harvest.

8/14/2026

Harvesting watermelons while listening to the chirping of bell crickets

8/8/2026

A small flower I found in a rice paddy at 6 a.m.

8/3/2026

Summer skies have finally returned to Akita.

7/30/2026

A reunion with green pea rice after a year.

7/27/2026

The drone has arrived!

7/20/2026

A watermelon that grew to the size of a palm

7/11/2026

My first winter preparations of the year. I’ve finished splitting firewood.

7/3/2026

I've started splitting firewood this morning.