Birds of Prey and Moonrise

Living in the country side is a very nice experience. Waiting at the traffic light running and errant, I saw this fellow scanning the fields for tasty mice and other snacks:







On our way home, we saw an incredible moon rise. Its difficult to capture with a compact camera. A large round moon came up from the hills to the east:





It was even more enjoyable to watch the moon from the hot bath of the local onsen!