The picture is of Yokosuka, Japan. The extreme lower right-hand corner shows the naval base. We live somewhere in that area.Melba and I had thought that after we moved into our on-base housing we would venture beyond the base gate into Japan proper and explore a bit on Sunday. Not so..., too tired. With Melba's new job and surroundings, and with all the paper-chasing and walking we've had to deal with the past few days, we opted to relax today and stay on-base. Yeah, there is lots to be seen in the area, but we'll be here for a while. There will be time, I'm certain.
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There are a lot of ravens inhabiting this little peninsula; big black ones that produce an awful cawing sound. That's natural for them, of course, but unfortunately, it seems that the Japanese pigeons that fly around here have learned all their songs from these ravens. They sound awful. Instead of the soft cooing melody that their South Texas counterparts sing in the late afternoon at the ranch, this bunch produces a garbled coo sound that sounds like they have peanut butter stuck in the roof of their little mouths. It's not pretty at all.
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There is no smoking allowed on Yokosuka except for a very limited number of designated places. I have yet to see someone light up.
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The cable service we have on base has no commercials. All the programming is brought to us via the Armed Forces Network. The breaks are made up of service messages and info from the branches of the military. It appears that a good portion of them deal with imbibing alcohol responsibly. Young Americans do love their adult beverages.
