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Tad Pale Tadpole

Aug
4
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Tad Pale Tadpole
My kids like to catch tadpoles (お玉杓子). I`m not really interested in tadpoles, but when I found this unusual pale (生白い) one in a ricefield, I decided to catch & keep it. Will it turn into a rare pale frog? I hope to find out in a few weeks.

Vocabulary:
- find = (物) 見つける
- find out = (情報) 認識する
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The Strawberry Thief

Jun
15
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The Strawberry Thief


THE STRAWBERRY THIEF - A Brief Poem

Although its visit
Was only brief
I managed a photo
Of the strawberry thief

Vocabulary:
- brief (形容詞) = つかの間
- brief (名詞) = 概略, 短い記事, so briefcase = 短い記事の為の鞄
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Higashiyama Zoo

May
24
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Higashiyama Zoo
Every year our school takes a trip to the zoo. It`s fun to look at & talk about real animals instead of (代わりに) pictures in books.

At first, this hippo was relaxing in the water, but when the man with the hose came, the hippo opened its mouth. It really seemed to enjoy having its mouth hosed. And, as you can see, the kids enjoyed watching! Maybe because they were thirsty - it`s been hot recently, hasn`t it?

Punctuation:
- it`s = it is / it has
- its = [何か]の...
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Miyako Island, Okinawa - Butterflies

May
13
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Miyako Island, Okinawa - Butter...
Besides colorful tropical fish, there were also a lot of beautiful butterflies to see on Miyako Island. While we were driving, I saw heaps of big black swallowtail butterflies (swallow = 燕 tail = 尻尾, so swallowtail butterfly = 揚羽) beside the road. Great! I also saw a big dead snake beside the road. Gross! ( キモい )

Vocabulary:
Be careful: besides = 其れに, その他 beside = 傍ら, 側
#動物 #昆虫

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Miyako Island, Okinawa - Fish

May
13
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Miyako Island, Okinawa - Fish
Last week I went to Miyako Island in the south of Japan for Golden Week holidays. I went snorkeling & saw heaps of (= many) colorful fish, & took loads of (= many) photos. I had heaps of fun.

The above fish are:

1. Vagabond Butterflyfish
2. Three-stripe Damselfish
3. Lemon Damselfish
4. Ocellaris/Common Clownfish

Vocabulary:
There are lots of casual ways to say `many` in English:
- heaps of ____
- loads of ____
- stacks of ____
- tons of ____
- millions of ____
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Mihama Monkeys

Mar
15
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Mihama Monkeys
On Sunday I went for a drive to Fukui Prefecture. I took a walk on the beach, but of course I didn`t go for a swim - it`s still too cold.

After taking a look around Mihama Beach, I noticed a big group of monkeys in a field, so I took some photos.

Did you know there are no wild (野生) monkeys in Australia?

Vocabulary:
- Sometimes, instead of just `____(動詞)`, we can use `go ___ing` or `take a ____` or `go for a _____` e.g. swim = go swimming = take a swim = go for a swim.
- Note: the meaning might change a little e.g. walk = 歩く, take a walk = 散歩する
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Yanagase Dinosaur Display

Sep
15
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Yanagase Dinosaur Display
Last weekend there was a free display of large dinosaur models in Yanagase in Gifu. I took my kids to see it. They really enjoyed it, though my younger son was a little scared. There were about 10 dinosaurs. The biggest one was Tyrannosaurus rex. It was pretty scary, especially when it opened its mouth. Some kids cried.

Vocabulary:
- I wasn`t scarED. My son felt scarED. Were you scarED?
- It was scarY. The dinosaurs looked scarY. I saw a scarY poster.
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Weasel in my Garden

Sep
11
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Weasel in my Garden
Occasionally I see wild (野生) weasels in Japan. Recently I saw one in my garden, so I quickly got my camera & took a video.

I wrote a poem (詩) about it:

Weasel in my Garden

A weasel in my garden! Outside, just there!
I stopped moving. I stopped to stare.
I wanted to know why it came to my garden,
But it ran off as soon as I said, "Pardon..."

庭にイタチがいた！すぐそこに！
私は、動くのを止めた. 私はじっと見るために止めた
なんで、イタチが自分ちの庭に….
でも「すみま…..」と声をかけようとしたら逃げていってしまったよ

Grammar:
- start running = start to run = 走るのを始める
- stop smoking = タバコをすうのを止める stop to smoke = タバコをすうために止める
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Nests

Jul
28
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Nests
I found these two nests in my garden. I`m happy about the first one, but not so happy to see the second one...

I think the bird`s nest belongs to a brown-eared bulbul (ヒヨドリ). I`m looking forward to seeing the chicks (雛鳥).

Vocabulary:
- In English, to "stir up (掻き回す) a hornet`s nest" means to create trouble or panic, e.g. "The worker really stirred up a hornet`s nest when he accidentally uploaded his private photos to the company website."

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Higashiyama Zoo Trip

May
26
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Higashiyama Zoo Trip
On Sunday, Teragoya took about 80 kids to Higashiyama zoo in Nagoya. I think the kids` favourite animals were the tiger, the elephants, & the penguins. I like penguins, but their enclosure (囲壁 ?) is really smelly.

After looking at animals, we had a tasty lunch, took photos, then went home. The weather was good & everyone had a good time.

Vocabulary:
- "It`s tasty" = It tastes GOOD, but "It`s smelly" = It smells BAD
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