https://greenteadreamer.com/about/2018-11-19T18:57:49+00:00weekly0.6https://greenteadreamer.com/2018/11/19/it-takes-a-team/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2154.jpgIMG_2154https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2158.jpgIMG_21582018-11-20T13:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2017/01/17/plotting-a-return/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0653.jpgimg_06532017-01-17T21:28:40+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2015/08/31/storytelling-advice-from-the-masters/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_1312.jpgIMG_1312This is how far you can go in 14 hours on a plane.2015-09-01T12:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2015/03/11/my-manhattan-minute/2015-03-18T13:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2015/01/09/show-more-bravery/2015-01-27T22:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2014/11/03/a-change-of-scenery/2014-11-03T22:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/12/25/merry-christmas/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmas-basket.jpgChristmas BasketSatomi made this basket to spruce up the house for Christmas!2014-11-01T01:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2013/01/10/how-do-i-look/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kurt-by-junichi.jpgKurt by Junichi2014-11-01T01:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2013/01/15/man-chan/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/man-chan.jpgMan-chanMan-chan A whole lotta pretty kitty.2014-11-01T01:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2013/01/21/you-wont-see-this-in-kansas/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/straw-roof-2.jpgStraw Roof 2https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/straw-roof-1.jpgStraw Roof 12014-11-01T00:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/12/01/things-ive-seen-this-fall/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/spoybeans1.jpgSoybeansThree hours of threshing by hand with a big wooden mallet and this us what you get.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/soybeans2.jpgSoy BeansUp close and personal with soy beanshttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/skyoverricefields.jpgAutumn sky over rice fieldshttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sagi.jpgsagihttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rice.jpgricehttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rice-straw-modern.jpgrice straw-modernhttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/purple-flowers.jpgpurple flowersI don't know what kind of flowers they are but they were pretty.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pesticopter.jpgpesticopterThis is the new-fangled way to spray the rice fields and kill those pesky bugs.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/odori.jpgodoriStreet dancing Japan-stylehttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/norinets.jpgnori netsThese are the nets that the seaweed for your sushi rolls grows on...in the ocean of course.2012-12-02T05:13:16+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/11/22/advice-from-the-mikan-batake-orchard-1/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mikan-on-tress.jpgMikan on tress2012-11-26T22:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/08/29/for-a-second-i-thought-i-was-getting-old/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ariake-moon.jpgAriake MoonThe moon over the Ariake Sea2012-08-29T03:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/07/29/366/2012-07-29T07:11:57+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/07/22/things-i-saw-while-walking/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/after-the-rain.jpgAfter the Rainhttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rice-fields.jpgRice FieldsSome rice fieldshttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/statue.jpgStatueA close up from the shrinehttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wasabi-farm.jpgWasabi FarmThere's wasabi growing in clear mountain water under the black mesh. One of my favorite lunches is brown rice, diced avocado and wasabi salad dressing from that farm. You would be surprised how scrumptious it is.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/statue2.jpgStatue 2Another close uphttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rice.jpgOur NeighborhoodA birds-eye view of where we live.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/guardianess.jpgGuardianess of the riceShe's too stunning to be called a scare-crow.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/koipond.jpgKoi PondA Japanese Koi Pond is stereotypical Japan in a very good way.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/unzen.jpgMount UnzenOff in the distance is Unzen. It is an active Volcano that erupted in 1991, killing 42 people. It doesn't look so scary from a distance.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shrine-by-the-road.jpgShrine by the roadThis shrine is about two feet from the road but still manages to feel serene. Water gurgles out from a spring at the bottom. An elderly lady changes the flowers every week. She has a walker and the road is a steep haul even for me but she takes care of the shrine faithfully. I applaud her devotion and sense of purpose.2012-07-22T06:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/07/17/%e3%81%9f%e3%81%a0%e3%81%84%e3%81%be%ef%bc%81%e3%80%80im-back/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/my-tomatoes.jpgMy TomatoesMy one tomato plant is keeping us well supplied!2012-07-22T05:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/famishs-diary/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_3758_2.jpgDSC_3758_2I'm Famish2012-06-02T07:05:25+00:00weekly0.6https://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/21/one-black-tie-and-disposable-mens-panties-please/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0341.jpgMen's PantiesWhat exactly would one use these for?https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0340.jpgTaping TapeIn case you didn't know what tape is for.2012-05-21T08:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/18/things-i-saw-yesterday/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3925.jpgTime to prepare the rice fieldsTime to prepare the rice fields.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3930.jpgSpring makes the ordinary pretty sometimesSprings green makes even the old and discarded lovely on occasionhttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3931.jpgA rose and a decaying wallI just thought this was pretty.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3943.jpgOrange BlossomsThe orange blossoms are past their peak but the scent still lingershttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3940.jpgNew bamboo shooting up.There is truth in the saying "shoots up like bamboo." Sometimes it grows three feet or more in a day. This is a small one.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3939.jpgFilled with trashThis shelter is filled with trash. Just like so much of Japan's countryside.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3938.jpgWhat's hiding in the greenery? It's a World War II bomb shelter.What's hiding in the greenery? It's a World War II bomb shelter.2012-05-18T10:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/16/hes-tired-and-talking-about-himself-in-the-3rd-person/2012-05-16T10:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/14/righting-decorating-wrongs-for-cash/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3847.jpgDSC_3847I'm not a fan of the pink.2012-05-15T04:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/13/a-literary-quote-for-spring-matsu-basho/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/spring-flowers.jpgSpring Flowers2012-05-13T12:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/11/soothing-the-savage-kitty/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/famish-on-tolle2.jpgFamish on Tolle2Famish hangs on Eckhart Tolle's every word. And he's handsome too...Famish that is.2012-05-13T12:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/11/no-more-head-wounds/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_3919.jpgDSC_3919After. Less aesthetically pleasing and much less lethal.2012-05-13T12:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/09/leaving-the-frat-house/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_2730.jpgDSC_2730This has nothing to do with this post but I like the picture. It is sunrise near our house.2012-05-09T11:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/08/signs-of-the-times-spring/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mukadae.jpgmukadaeMukadae (Japanese Centipede)2012-05-08T23:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/07/yoga-for-all/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/yoga-warrior-sillouette.jpegYoga Warrior sillouetteThis isn't me if you were wondering.2012-05-08T23:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/04/its-funny-to-me-2/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mtaso.jpgMtASOHere's a picture I took at the top of "The Aso".https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/aso.jpgASOIt must be delicious. It's "from the Aso"!2012-05-04T21:53:31+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/05/02/the-peril-of-line-drying-pants/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/linedrypants.jpgLineDryPantsOne move and my pants would fall to my ankles2012-05-03T06:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/04/30/not-so-green-tea-dreamy-1-pesticides/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/toxic.jpegToxichttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/biohazard.jpegBiohazard2012-04-30T11:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/04/23/a-dude-shouldnt-do-that-to-another-dude/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_3434.jpgFamish's family jewels in their heyday.2012-04-25T11:44:02+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/04/25/a-thing-not-to-do-in-japan-1/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/images.jpegimageshttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_3467.jpgDSC_3467My trusty Japanese nata. We have cleared a lot of bamboo together this year.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_3463.jpgDSC_3463Before. Dangerous!2012-04-25T17:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/04/21/its-funny-to-me-1/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_3453-version-2.jpgThis is definitely not my "Perfect Sanctuary"!https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_3436.jpgWould you buy a car here?2012-04-21T14:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/04/19/a-paradigm-shift/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_3306.jpgCherry BlossomsCherry Blossoms! The essence of springtime in Japan.2012-04-20T00:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/03/22/faster-than-my-seventh-grade-self/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5460.jpg10KSpeed or bad focusing, you make the call.2012-04-13T12:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/03/05/mega-post-dial-119-for-a-himedic-and-good-times/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0335.jpgHospital Bag EnglsihThe English written on the shopping bag at the hospital. Definitely something to make me smile when I feel like a stranger in a strange land.2012-04-13T11:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/02/29/new-scary-things/2012-02-29T02:43:23+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/02/22/one-thing-that-made-me-happy-this-week/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_5367-e1329889784369.jpgIMG_5367https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_5362.jpgIMG_5362Gilling oysters with family2012-02-22T08:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/02/14/my-drinking-problem/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dsc_3050.jpgKirin Free2012-02-22T06:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/01/18/knocking-on-doors-and-pounding-the-pavement/2012-01-18T22:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2012/01/10/im-back/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/soybean-threshing.jpgSoybean Threshinghttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/subaru-full-of-oranges.jpgSubaru full of orangeshttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/a-days-work.jpgA Day's Work2012-01-10T19:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/11/21/seaweed-for-sushi/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/nori.jpgNoriA farm on the Ariake Seahttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/boats-and-nori3.jpgBoats and Nori2011-11-21T10:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/11/19/japanese-dream-house-poor-mans-version/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/house2.jpghouse2https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/house.jpgHouse2012-01-10T03:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/10/28/news-briefs-of-a-trivial-nature/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/field-cats.jpgField CatsMy new friends. They're wild and don't know how to use a litter box.2011-10-29T00:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/10/20/leaving-a-friend-to-die-in-the-forest/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tonbi.jpgtonbiA Tonbi in light on our morning walk2011-12-23T00:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/10/14/pigs-feet-salty/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pigs-feet.jpgPigs FeetWhy am I so happy?2011-12-12T00:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/10/12/almost-barefoot-farmer/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tabi-feet.jpgTabi Feethttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/barefoot-farmer.jpgBarefoot Farmer2011-10-12T14:28:20+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/10/09/some-pictures-from-japan/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/melon-in-cold-water.jpgMelon in cold Waterhttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/crab.jpgCrabhttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rice-filed-andlfowers.jpgRice filed andlfowershttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/net-fisherman.jpgNet Fishermanhttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jizo.jpgJizohttps://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/chestnut.jpgChestnut2011-10-09T11:38:16+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/10/07/the-driving-test/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tara-sunrise.jpgTara SunriseSunrise on our morning walk2011-11-27T07:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.com/2011/10/02/the-green-tea-dreamer-project-begins/https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dsc_18512.jpgDSC_1851My slippers say it all.https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dsc_18511.jpgSandalsMy slippers say it all, "Today is Fine."https://greenteadreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dsc_1851.jpgLife is Fine2011-12-02T15:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://greenteadreamer.comdaily1.02018-11-20T13:53:26+00:00