View of Takayama Shrine in Takayama Shrine in Takayama Shrine to family ancestors in Takayama Fireplace area in an old house Interior of a house Tokonoma (床の間) Tokonoma (床の間) Super Moon - 15 November 2016 Sweetgum leaves in November Brown thrasher Tombigbee River Sweet gum Blackjack oak (I think) Sweet gum Sassafras Sweet gum Sweet gum Southern red oak Poison ivy Painted turtle & solitary sandpiper Solitary sandpiper Solitary sandpipers Shrine in Takayama Statue on bridge in Takayama Statue on bridge in Takayama American green tree frog Sinope & white-throated sparrow Red-breasted nuthatch Vultures on the power line at early morning Billbergia nutans Billbergia nutans Barred owl - Strix varia Barred owl - Strix varia Okayama Castle Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Okayama Korakuen Sweetgum leaf Asters Sweet-gum leaves