On the rare occasions when my mother is out, I pretend that I am still on the ship, the Spectrum. I talk to my shipmates and make lunch in ...

There are so many things to discover around us!  I was fascinated to see the back of a silverberry's leaf with a microscope. It's go...

The Spring issue of the YBIRD travel agency's brochure came out!  For this one, I made a print of the blue and white flycatcher, one of ...

We had the second field sketching event at the Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park.  This time, I struggled a bit because the birds were rather far aw...

この時期の森は、遠くから眺めているだけで、たのしい。 Every time I go out, I find the season is changing.  Now the cherry blossom is almost over and their red cal...

I finally got my head around to announce my secret news!  During February and March, I was working very hard on a project with Walker Books ...

日本野鳥の会が新しく作成した「バードウォッチング手帖」にイラストを数点、描かせていただいた。これは初心者向けにバードウォッチングの楽しみ方をまとめた冊子で、 このサイト から申し込めば無料でもらえる。 メインは神戸宇孝氏による春夏秋冬の探鳥地とそこで見られる鳥のイラスト。...

ぷららのブログサービス終了に伴い、クイナ通りもお引っ越し。今後はこちらのBloggerのサイトを更新していきます。お手数ですが、ブックマーク等の変更をお願いします。 Since the provider of my former blog is going to stop it...

Sakura, the cherry trees are in full blossom now! This pink scenery is certainly one thing I missed for the last few springs. I think saku...

My mother's host mother came to visit us for a few days and we did a lot of sightseeing. Living in Yokohama for quite a few years, I re...