Oh, where to begin....
First, thanks so much for taking the time to put this post up. It's obvious you have plenty of "other" things to do!!
Secondly, this kind of post really makes a "hobbyist" like myself afraid of "making peepee in my BVD's" after viewing!!
The first post I saw was johng's...(for some reason, I always click last post, don't ask
)..it didn't prepare me for what I was about to see......
These are photo's that almost resonate "history"....you can almost sense time passing, hear the echos of scissors...
Of course Bill drives the bus...backwards because he can, but he has to tell everyone what they are about to see, hence the microphone. What you don't see, was that Bill was actually serving sake at the back of the bus at the same time!
Seriously, Bill seems to be quite an amazing guy. He doesn't show any signs of being tame-able.
I would have gone a little "Woodstock" in that mud, what with all those amazing trees!!
All in a novice frenzy....you know, the sake too...just kinda' swoonin', walking in a daze.....
Just ask the translator to say...what's Japanese for, "He's not with us"?....
The Chinese Quince specimens along with the Chojubi examples really where enough to leave even myself, speechless.
Rambling.....but I thought your efforts called for something "thoughtful" in reply...
P.S.
Boy, our ideas of "business" trips are really different....mine centers on hoping nobody used the bathroom 40-45 minutes before I go on my "business trip".....hehehehe