a trip to the family farm!
May 6th, 2006it was quite an unexpected surprise when i woke up at 11 and got told we’re going for a picnic at my host mother’s home town. it is actually an area still within the himeji region, but its the furthest west you can go before it turns into the next prefecture. the area was vastly covered with grass or crops, and surrounded by green hills. about 40 minutes drive.
their property was huuuge. they actually had a full size garden, and a house that would compare to those we live in in australia. they also had a huge plasma tv, although the reception wasn’t all that good.
after the barbecue, we went tamanegi (onion) hunting! this involved riding on the back of this 3-wheeled card on roads so thin i was really scared that my dslite would end up in a pool of water by the end (along with me). but after a 5 minute bumpy ride, we arrived at a field of onions.
i didn’t really help with the cutting/picking, but was left in charge of transporting them back to the crate. my hands smell like onions still even after washing them 3 times ^^;. it was a good experience though 
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this guy knows his fires. he totally owned up the barbecue and later on the dead plants.
Wow. Looks like you had a lot of fun.
i realised today that i havent got a link to nekodev
*fixes*
have you got replies to those emails yet?
Those pictures made me think of Harvest Moon.