My mother in Japan passed away peacefully in May 2015. Many things happened especially since 2010 and I was on a hiatus mode for a long time. Now I finally started moving forward for myself. I started going back to the college. Yes, I am a college student again now. :) Also I finally got a new Mac air and a new camera. ! I hope I could take more photos and could spend more time on flicker!

I used to share this account with my daughter (now 15 years old.) but not anymore. She is a high school student, playing saxophone and also dancing at a local dance company as a company dancer. :)

I had joined Flickr, Jan 2009 for helping my daughter's school project. However, after she finished her school project, I stopped using Flickr for a while. In May 2009, I purchased a new camera for my daughter's ballet recital. I started taking photos in our backyard for practicing my new camera. Then I learned that photography is wonderful. I did not pay much attention to the wildflowers or tiny insects, weathers and seasons. Every day, every moment, I discover something new, something beautiful. I come to realize that all the creatures on earth are beautiful! It was an eye opening for me. Every time, when I take a photo, I can see the beautiy of nature through the lens, I feel the existance of God. A moment feels like eternity. I become humble and feel thankful. I feel great joy taking photos. I am glad that I am alive.

My native language is Japanese but since I have been living in U.S.A. for more than 15 years, I am already loosing some Japanese. I am still not so good at English but I rather feel comfortable reading and writing in English. I have Flickr friends who mainly use Spanish, French, Italian and other languages... When I have time, I try to read their discriptions and comment sin their native language using online translator. When I do not have time I just fave their photos or commented in English.

My first collaboration with my Flickr friend, Katrin Ray.

Toy-Kyo

Thank you for your kindness and friendship.