Flowers at My Balcony

Do you know the name of the flowers of the picture above?
Maybe, you can not tell the name of the plant, but you must have eaten their leaves.
The name of the plant is 'red leaf lettuce' in English or 'Sunny Lettuce' in Japanese.

We kept it at our balcony for food but it grew far faster than we ate them. Finally it beautifully bloomed.

H8 Microprocessor Is an Excellent Toy For Me

 Having built up H8 microprocessor board, I am enjoying making software in assemble language which runs on the chip.

I used to make software with H8 microprocessor as my work almost 25 years ago.

The term I can use the processor and laboratory's instruments is limited, so every minute is precious to me now. 

Miya Matsuri Summer Festival

 Miya Matsuri summer festival was held last weekend.

Baked apple candies and chocolate coated bananas are the two most kids' favorite sweets in a Japanese summer festival.

Many young girls in Yukata, or summer version of Kimono, were gathering around the Futarasan shrine Torii gate.

Several men were preparing Mikoshi shrine for the night time parade of climax of the festival.

Japanese shrines hold festivals to celebrates Shinto gods, and to pray for prosperity and good harvests.

I Go to Nearby Cafe

 My wife and I went to a nearby cafe called "Art Cafe" on a rainy day.

I thought that the cafe had many art collections and displayed them inside the shop.
But, actually, there were no paintings, no sculptures,  not a single art work at all.

We just enjoyed eating delicious oyster spaghetti, salad and hot coffee.

View from My Balcony

The sky air becomes clearer than usual on a sunny day after a heavy rain day.

It can be a good chance to see beautiful scenery from home on those days.

Mt. Fuji, the Tokyo Sky Tree and Mt. Tsukuba showed us their beautiful shapes.

New Track and Field Stadium is Under Construction

I Learn Electronics in a Class for the First Time in 37 Years

 After my retirement of a company, I began learning electronics and programming again.

The members of the class consist of young and old; the age ranges from early twenties to early sixties.

Every student has his or her own interesting background of life.

I am enjoying this time-slipped student life very much these days.

I Go to "World Heritage Exhibit"

Colosseo in Rome

I went to "World Heritage Exhibit Built with LEGO Bricks" a few months ago.

The exhibit was a final exhibition held at the PARCO department store in Utsunomiya city because the store would be closing after twenty-two years of operation.

The store was located just one minute walking distance from home.

I hope a new exciting shopping mall move in the remaining empty building soon.

We Visit Museums in Tsukuba City

We visited following three museums the other day.

(1) Science Museum of Map & Survey

(2) Geological Museum

(3) Science Square TSUKUBA

Those museums are closely located in Tsukuba city.  It was a nice day to enjoy science.

Tochigi City in the Middle of Rainy Season II

 It was raining whole day long during the day of Tochigi Prefecture, on June 15th.

The city has kept old buildings, streets, bus services and museums.

Those old fashioned styles went well with new city buildings, such as a Starbucks Coffee and a Cainz Shopping Mall.