Until visiting Japan, I'd ever only seen persimmons in the supermarket. This photo shows a ripe red persimmon on the bare branches of a late October day.

I have realised how mad some things are! Last week I heard a couple of the "national days" that this site announces. Well today is…
Happy easter - I hope that you all had a lovely Easter, even if you couldn't actually do much with lockdown etc. However, I have checked, and we…
Wow, it's my turn again - where did those 2 months go? Yesterday many people, including mysekf, celebrated Palm Sunday. This is when Jesus rides…