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Cover photo: Sunrise over a pond near our house in southern KY.

Profile photo: Birdwatching/taking photos on my backyard deck.

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Regarding my pseudonym, 'Taka Shimono': 'Taka' means 'hawk' in Japanese. My grandmother's name was Shimono Taka (family name first). The word 不具, or Fugu, means 'gimp'...referring to my paraplegia.