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Friday, January 29, 2010  After ten years in Chicago, we're packing up and heading South. Total box count: 33 Small 23 Medium 4 Large 4 Wardrobe Many Other Random Things Of course, that doesn't include everything because our furniture and other miscellanea are staying until our condo sells. The theory is that it will show better furnished, and once our place sells we'll have everything shipped. That's the plan at least :) The boys are not at all excited about the upcoming extended road trip. In fact, they positively freaked out when we took them to the common room to hang out during an open house a few weekends ago. Despite my pleas, our vet denied my request for valium or xanax (for them !) and instead recommended Rescue Remedy. While it does seem to mellow Bailey out a bit, let's just say that Morgan does not look as peaceful as the puppy in the advertisement. Stay tuned for updates from the road...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Awake before 4am today, so I might as well post some monkey pictures :)   
Friday, January 15, 2010 Friday Monkeys  I also tried a few shots with the fisheye lens on this trip, forgetting how ridiculously close you have to be to a subject when taking a portrait. While trying to get a shot of a few monkeys soaking close to the edge, this one ran past so I held the camera out and fired away. Not entirely in focus, and I think I got splashed a bit, but I kind of like the result. 
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Tuesday Monkeys of the Day  
Monday, January 11, 2010 Monday monkeys  
Friday, January 08, 2010 Most of the monkeys were remarkably well groomed, with ample fluffy, soft-looking fur. Others, like this one, sported an almost frizzy coat.  And here's the daily baby picture... 
Thursday, January 07, 2010  As I mentioned before, the snow monkeys (Japanese macaques) were a photographers dream. Often times they would literally sit motionless, and as much as I hate to project human emotions on animals, I swear they were enjoying the warmth of the volcanic bath. At one point it began to snow, big fluffy flakes (the kind of snow I actually like), and the mother pictured below sat and nursed her baby about five feet from me. Needless to say, they drew a lot of photographic attention. 
Wednesday, January 06, 2010  The final numbers are in, and we shot just over 3,000 images (not including pictures with our point and shoot cameras, or video...). AND I still have pictures to go through from South Africa, and Botswana, and the Bahamas - good thing we have nothing planned in the immediate future! 
Friday, January 01, 2010 We just arrived to Tokyo, after two nights in Kushiro. The flight in provided us with a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji at sunset, and then a phenominal full moon rising over Tokyo, none of which we have pictures of in case you are wondering :) We were a bit worried after the first day in Kushiro, as the only Japanese cranes that we saw were either stuffed or in photographs, but things turned around on the second day and the sightings were what we expected.  We seemed to be the only foreign tourists in Kushiro, though definitely not the only photographers. While waiting at baggage claim, we saw a 500mm Nikon 1.2 lens in a crate come off the carousel, and at each of the popular spots there was some serious camera power. Some folks even had camper-van type set-ups where their family would hang out in warm comfort while they stood out in the cold (most outfitted in full snowsuits). While wandering on some backroads following what we thoughts was a flight path, we happened upon a few local viewpoints. These guys are hard core and very protective of their view spots (at least that was the vibe that I got when we drove slowly past and got the evil eye). One had a full snow bunker-hide that positioned the photographers low to the ground and the other was a series of roadside folding chairs. And these guys were out there ALL day, both days that we were here... As I said, hard core.  So now we're at the Excel hotel at Haneda airport, coincidentally in the exact same room that we had three nights ago. Tomorrow morning we head over to Narita for the flight back to Chicago.
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