A Lump of Nature

 
(We've found some great T-shirts for Jonas here in Japan. This one says "A Lump of Nature" on the front, and something nonsensical on the back. One of the kids at Jonas's daycare, actually my favorite kid who calls himself "comedian," was wearing a shirt the other day that said "Bear or Panda?").

We went to the beach last weekend and Jonas loved it. He has no fear. He'd walk as far as we'd let him into the water, almost up to his neck. Every so often a wave would hit him and send him tumbling, and this still didn't give him pause. He also enjoyed collecting the driftwood on the beach and throwing it back in the water, as you can see.

 
 
 
 
 

After the beach, we bought some cheap crabs and made crab cakes out of them for dinner. They were surprisingly good, considering neither of us had ever cooked crab before.

 
 

Jonas made a friend at the beach, and then her grandfather carted her off, Japanese style.

 
 

And finally, one of the Japanese roadside ice cream stands, that are everywhere and almost always in the middle of nowhere. At least I think its ice cream they're selling.