Good taste and texture.

As winter approaches, the salmon roe becomes firmer and firmer, creating a very satisfying crunchy texture.

Recently, there has been a squirrel on the tree in front of my house every day.

A shelf fungus is growing on a nearby tree. In Japanese, it's called SARUNO KOSHIKAKE, which means monkey's chair. Unfortunately, trees in this state are apparently infested with mycelium all the way down to the trunk.

My wife will be home tomorrow. My short single life ends tonight. Tonight's dinner is at a local YAKITORI pub.

Grilled dried stingray fin over charcoal makes it even more delicious. I'm happy.

My wife is out today so I'm having dinner at the IZAKAYA pub.

The color of the sky and shape of the clouds make me feel autumn.

In this video taken last winter, a wild fox came to my second-floor balcony and gestured for me to open the window.

There's a wild fox wandering around in front of my house.

Flame makes raw herring taste delicious. To prevent stomach pain caused by anisakiasis, I recommend chilling it at minus 20 deg C or below for at least 24 hours before cutting.

I love soft Japanese cracker. The flame especially makes it more delicious.

Sunset

Salmon roe season has begun. My wife breaks up it into pieces with metal net. And next, they are pickled in soy sauce. Each home has its own unique seasoning usage.

My motorcycle YAMAHA MT-07 has traveled 15,200 km since delivery, so I replaced the spark plugs and intake filter myself. Although the work space was relatively narrow, the work was completed in about an hour.

Hokkaido's flower season is coming to an end soon.

I de-rusted, rust-proofed, and painted the bucket of my snowplow. I hadn't done this in three years, so there was a lot of rust. I'm already starting to prepare for winter.

I came back home from a five-day motorcycle trip. The weather was great and I enjoyed lots of beautiful scenery.

I enjoy traveling on my motorcycle in Hokkaido.

Watching the balloon rise reminds me of an eye exam by an ophthalmologist.

This is Mt. Yotei, but it is also called Ezo Fuji.

It is a plant called MYOGA, and its buds are a fragrant spice that goes well with salads and TOFU and so on. This grows wild on the premises, and this year the size that can be harvested is smaller than usual.

After the cover sheet is rolled up, it will detach and automatically stand up.

It also goes well with wine.

Fresh sea urchin goes well with Japanese SAKE.

One of my classmates from unversity is riding his motorcycle from Yokohama to Hokkaido. He celebrated turning 60 by being given a long two-week vacation by his company, which is quite long for a Japanese company. We rode together for a few hours and had lunch. It was a good reunion.

I am enjoying sliced raw sea cucumber and Japanese SAKE again. Good taste and texture.

Sliced raw sea cucumber is delicious. It's hard to chew with my teeth, so the chewiness is part of what makes it so delicious, too. It's important to take care of my teeth so that I can continue to chew it with my own teeth even as I get older.

Sunset over the calm Sea of Japan.

My wife is making pickled Japanese plums. This view makes my mouth water.

This mountain is Mt. Yotei, but in Hokkaido it is also called Ezo Fuji. Ezo means Hokkaido, and Fuji is so named because of its similar shape to Mount Fuji. Today's return riding was a different route than yesterday, mainly inland. The weather was very good on both days.

I rode my motorcycle about 400km yesterday to attend a business meeting in Hakodate today.

From the observation tower, I could see a huge picture made from a few different colors of rice. This year's subject is the image of HARUKA KITAGUCHI from Hokkaido, who won a gold medal in the javelin at the Paris Olympics.

Digitalis, which grows wild behind my house, has bloomed. In Japan, it is called KITSUNE-NO-TEBUKURO commonly, which means fox gloves. Do not eat it as it is highly poisonous despite its appearance.

Fried porgy has a good taste and texture.

I'm happy that I can't see the rice in this sea urchin bowl.

It's the season for delicious sea urchin.

Every night there are wild foxes screaming in front of my house and it's really loud.

I saw a site where a huge picture is drawn on rice paddies using the differences in color due to different varieties of rice, such as ancient rice. In mid-July, the picture will be vividly colored. And then, we will be able to see them from a temporary observation deck that is over 10 meters high.

Raw fish and Japanese SAKE go well together.

Sunset over the calm Sea of ​​Japan in Hokkaido.

I replaced the rear suspension on my motorcycle with a more advanced version than what was equipped when I bought it new. I was amazed at how comfortable it was to ride.

I bought a motorcycle rear suspension. I cut a block of wood to make the tools I need to replace it. I'm busy with work tomorrow and the day after, so I can't replace it right away.

I mowed the grass on my property. It was fun to use the machine to mow the grass, but it was a pain to collect the mowed grass.

There were a lot of dandelion fluffs.

It's finally getting warmer in Hokkaido and the plants are becoming greener.

There were two small moving lights in front of my house.

Flame makes cheese taste better.

Sunset seen from a coast.

Sunset seen from a small hill.