Farms & valley, near Joyama

Hiking in the woods - perfect natural lighting

Hiking at Joyama Park in late fall

Hiking at Joyama Park in late fall

Near Joyama

Near Joyama in the fall

Heron in a rice field

Public hot spring foot bath in nearby Nagaoka

Public hot spring foot bath in nearby Nagaoka

Fuji in snow

Rice straw bales, farming fields, and greenhouses, a very common scene around Kannami

Waterfowl on the river (grebes of some sort, maybe?)

Hawks looking for a free lunch

Hawks

Small shrine site by the side of the road