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Burger Time

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO2500
 “Burger” Cedar Park, 2020

The family requested burgers and I was happy to oblige! We have a large amount of ground beef in the freezer, so it was good to use some of it up, and today had some beautiful weather so it was really nice to fire up the grill! I usually add a bit of Japanese Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard to the beef, but we ran out of mustard so it was just the sauce, black pepper, and garlic powder mixed with the beef. While grilling, I added the salt. I was pleased that everyone said the burgers turned out great. Yokatta!

Mariko made homemade buns which make a huge difference, and Bay fried up some bacon for those who wanted. If that wasn’t enough, Mariko and Bay both added a fried egg to their bacon-cheeseburgers. Talk about deluxe! Add some scratch-made oven fries and potato salad, and it was a perfect meal (if you like potatoes). 😀

I hope you had a good day!

Slide Photo

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/15 sec, ISO200
 “Slide” Cedar Park, 2020

On my desk here at home is a little box of slides from when I used to shoot slide film with my old Minoltas. I’m not sure where this photo was taken, but it appears to be from just after we moved to Texas from Japan. That would be about 21 years ago. How time flies!

Anyways, I was using my old light-box (22 years old!) as a back-light to I could try taking a photo of it using my Fujifilm X100T. The result wasn’t too bad, but it can’t compare to a scan from my Epson 4490 scanner.

I hope you had a good day!

Broken Feeder

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Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 42mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO800
 “Carolina Chickadee” Cedar Park, 2020

Our antique-store mason jar bird feeder that we’ve been using in our backyard fell this afternoon and shattered on the deck. I think the screw-eye that was drilled through the base of the jar just came unscrewed due to the twisting of the feeder during bird activity. It’s all my fault because I didn’t keep an eye on it. Oh well. Luckily we have a few jars that fit onto the base, but I am unable to drill thru the base to re-attach the screw-eye. After a bit of thought, I used some wire to make a little harness which seems to be pretty strong. I really like this little bird feeder, and don’t want to get rid of it.

Truth be told, I ordered another bird feeder before I fixed the old one. I suppose I could still cancel it, but it is inexpensive, and I’m curious to see how it performs. I’m not sure if we have room for both feeders, but I’m sure I can figure something out. 😃

Asian/Pacific American-Style Breakfast

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 19mm, f/3.2, 1/20 sec, ISO800
 “Breakfast” Cedar Park, 2020

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month is May, and this breakfast that I made for Bay is a nice representation of that. The bowl on the left is “tamago-gohan”, which is egg (tamago) over rice (gohan). It also has Japanese mayo and shoyu (soy-sauce) on top, but in the photo, those haven’t been added yet. I also add sesame seeds and nori (seaweed) underneath the egg. It’s one of Bay’s favorite breakfasts, and while he was away at school, I hadn’t made it since Koa is not a fan of it. But now Bay is back until the university opens up again so I’ve been making it regularly. 😀

At the top-right of the photo is Portuguese sausage, which is a common breakfast item in Hawai’i. I don’t know where to find it in Texas, but my parents always buy and freeze some for us when they visit Maui, then when we visit them in California, I bring the sausage back to Texas. Anyways, the combo of tamago-gohan and Portuguese sausage is not “a thing”, but this breakfast represents my family’s heritage nicely, since we have a mix of Japanese and Hawaiian blood (and Chinese and English).

I hope you had a nice day!