Catching Up Series: Wishing the Rain Away

May 16, 2017 Leave a commentBlogBy bnbhiouchi.com

Mid-May in the redwoods and we are still sleeping under piles of blankets, building fires in the early evening and bundling up for simple walks with Molly. Jesus, will this winter ever make way for clear skies and sun?

On a rainy night it’s fun to think back to sunnier days. Claudia and Lars here, on their second trip to the redwoods and the bnb. When it’s good times at the bnb it’s *very* good times.
Meg’s great niece, Lua (in Osaka)
Dennis and Safia
Saw these two critters at the local gas station. Wanted to get closer but didn’t want to cause a canine conundrum. The gal on the right is half wolf.
Brett and Jessica
Good smelling flowers? Watch out for the skunk weed!
Don and Anne
Liane and Tony
Ready for her job interview — a replacement for Mrs. Santa
A visit by my dearest pal Dave and his sweetie Joni marked the divide between summer and fall, work and play. Loads of fun, a swirl of memories, and fertile ground for chit chat about the future. Here’s to my friend of more than 40 years. The bnb…feeling like home.
Ready to fish!
Frank, Jerrick and Tristan. Fishermen, and they look the part, yes?
Ric and son Samuel
Hail storm dresses the deck in white
Robin’s buddy.
Emily, looking refreshed and rested from a couple of days at the bnb — she’s ready for the next adventure. Me? Looks like I could use some sleep (and some grooming!).
Vita Cucina owner Devon Morgante cooks paella at the Ocean Air Farms farm stand.
Dan and Shirley
Molly gets ALL the attention around here. Oh, well. Thanks for all the attention Ashley and Shaila.
An extra-super supermoon — brightest moon in 70 years. (No flash.)
Brandon and Colin
Meg’s grand niece, Lia
Sam, Linh, Max (and Dash in the car)
Indra, son Theo, and Ralph ham it up
Temple life in Nara, Japan
Am I doing this right?
Meg’s nieces, Akari and Nana (in Osaka)
Wow, cleaning windows isn’t so bad
Felipe, Sofia and mom, Monica

Believe me, it’s not what any of us were expecting – starting last October we’ve had rain almost daily. Plus the hail storms. Plus the winds. Plus the power outages. That’s seven months of hard weather (we’re currently at about 2x the average rainfall in Hiouchi, 140 inches of rain and counting).

A few days ago Meg and I passed a couple of guys on the deck of the rental next door — they asked, with pain in their plea, ”is this rain ever going to end?”

I didn’t know what to say so I just shrugged my shoulders, tugged on Molly’s leash and scrambled on down the path with a weak-kneed “uh…have a nice day” trailing behind me.

Truth is I haven’t got the slightest idea when the rain goes bye-bye and we start heating up. I wasn’t ready when my birthday got rained out in October and I’m still not ready. I guess I never will be.

But why bicker about stuff you can’t change.

Enjoy some photos of recent guests and events – yup, we snuck a few photos of Japan in with the bnb shots. Keep an eye on the bnb’s Facebook page and Instagram feed for the latest from Hiouchi.

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On a rainy night it’s fun to think back to sunnier days. Claudia and Lars here, on their second trip to the redwoods and the bnb. When it’s good times at the bnb it’s very good times.

Meg’s great niece, Lua (in Osaka)

Dennis and Safia

Saw these two critters at the local gas station. Wanted to get closer but didn’t want to cause a canine conundrum. The gal on the right is half wolf.

Brett and Jessica

Good smelling flowers? Watch out for the skunk weed!

Don and Anne

Liane and Tony

Ready for her job interview — a replacement for Mrs. Santa

A visit by my dearest pal Dave and his sweetie Joni marked the divide between summer and fall, work and play. Loads of fun, a swirl of memories, and fertile ground for chit chat about the future. Here’s to my friend of more than 40 years. The bnb…feeling like home.

Ready to fish!

Frank, Jerrick and Tristan. Fishermen, and they look the part, yes?

Ric and son Samuel

Hail storm dresses the deck in white

Robin’s buddy.

Emily, looking refreshed and rested from a couple of days at the bnb — she’s ready for the next adventure. Me? Looks like I could use some sleep (and some grooming!).

Vita Cucina owner Devon Morgante cooks paella at the Ocean Air Farms farm stand.

Dan and Shirley

Molly gets ALL the attention around here. Oh, well. Thanks for all the attention Ashley and Shaila.

An extra-super supermoon — brightest moon in 70 years. (No flash.)

Brandon and Colin

Meg’s grand niece, Lia

Sam, Linh, Max (and Dash in the car)

Indra, son Theo, and Ralph ham it up

Temple life in Nara, Japan

Am I doing this right?

Meg’s nieces, Akari and Nana (in Osaka)

Wow, cleaning windows isn’t so bad

Felipe, Sofia and mom, Monica

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