Trip Into The Past

The following pictures are from Old Town Naha some of the areas where people still live and tourist still wander the narrow streets. This was the area where my wife grew up after WW II, much of this area was destroyed by fire after the Americans bombed Naha in their conquest of Okinawa.

An old style Okinawan Soba Restaurant.My wife checking the one-coin menus; one coin means 500 yen.

The picture below shows an old, very old movie advertisement featuring all Japanese stares; one looks like a Japanese Clint Eastwood. LoL!

Walking past an old abandoned Okinawan house heading down memory lane.

Still Loving Okinawa

The children’s wading pool at Renaissance Resort in Okinawa.

This is just beyond the wading pool and gives a glimpse of the beach area.

This is a slow exposure shot taken on the river near where we live.

Got Some More Okinawa Pictures 4U

All of the below pictures were taken on Okinawa, not trying to do a series but just a variety of different things I’ve seen and observed recently from flowers to sunsets and more.

A heron (I believe) landing in the river looking for a meal.

This was taken a little farther downstream from where I shot the bird landing but it’s the same river on it’s way to the ocean.

This is Higa water falls up in the more northern part of Okinawa, about an  hour or so hike from the parking area. Quite a scenic tour across creeks and steams and alongside a small mountain.

Pictures 4U

This was taken in Shintoshin, or New Naha, on my little Sharp cell phone camera.

This was taken last year of a sunset over Futenma Marine Base here on Okinawas.Yesterday’s sunrise looking down the narrow street behind our apartment.

More Of Okinawa

This beautiful bird seems to be dancing on the river but really is landing in search of a meal:)

One of the holes on a golf course overlooking the ocean here on Okinawa.

Reflections on a stormy overcast day!

My kind of a day, beautiful Okinawa ocean and clouds too boot, who could ask for more?

Scenes of Okinawa

The top picture is an Okinawan beach just after the sun went down into the clouds. The other a beautiful sky shot near our place in Urasoe City.

Some River birds

This and most all of the rest of my bird pictures was taken on the river that runs through Urasoe City near our house.

Life in Okinawa

Shintoshin a new city where an American military base used to be. The American military shut down this old base and turned the property over to the Okinawans who developed it into this new City.

Here is an hdr picture taken in downtown Naha City.

A Little Fish Eye and More

Me through the eyes of a fish eye or perhaps eyes?

A little puppy at a local pet store

who just wants someone to love him enough to take him home.

Christmas illumination in front of Main Place in Shintoshin.

Life On the Urasoe River

An egret on a fishing trip in the river near our home.

The same egret from the 1st picture flying away when my noise startled him; I used a little fish eye effect on this one. I can edited using fish eye in my D90 Nikon.

Looking down the river toward the west at what appears to be some sort of castle; but in reality is just the design of an apartment complex or a business down the river from where I was standing.

Someone told me this is a heron of some type I don’t know; but here he is looking for a little breakfast. I used a fairly slow shutter speed to get a little smoother water flow.