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What a "study in contrasts"! The beauty of Nature here on the Earth and the depredation of the atmosphere by Earth's most destructive inhabitants. 🥺😢

The pottery tray developed a nice "ring"to it, after the second firing. We could hear from the ringing sound that it is intact and none of the cracks compromised the overall integrity. I do not know a great deal about pottery-making but I was surprised that it could be fired in such a small and simple way. You definitely have some good and useful survival skills! I also was wondering about bamboo as a heat source. I do not know what BTUs it might give off nor how hot it can get. Evidently it is sufficient to do the job!

Nice! Filming the splitting process from different angles!

This was very interesting! And I appreciate that you showed the errors and the subsequent attempts. I suppose there is some sort of bleaching process if the maker wants the paper to be lighter in color. Or perhaps by using different types of plant materials? I have always thought that paper was only made from the woody parts of plants. I did not know it can also be made from leaves. I find myself wondering what types of leaves or plant materials we might use, here in a colder climate. I know there are craftspeople in this region who might make paper from local materials. Next time I encounter such a crafts-person (at a crafts fair) I will ask him/her what local materials can be used to make paper.

This was so interesting! And I had expected you were going to use a traditional brush pen. I had never seen a pen carved from bamboo that works similar to the old feather pens.

I so enjoy the sound of the crows! They are different in sound than the ones we have in the northern part of the US. The fish crows, found farther south of where I live, sound nearly the same as the Japanese crows but each "caw" is slightly briefer than those of the Japanese crow. I have a special fondness for crows so I am always pleased to hear them in the background of some videos. 🥰

I have never seen figs still on the trees or seen them fresh. I have only gotten them as dried fruit, in the stores, usually from California or imported from Turkey.

Many of the cycles of Nature seem to be early for us, this year, here in New Hampshire, USA. The autumn definitely started earlier.

Hi! Loved this video. Really great!! The sand idea was so clever-I didn’t expect that. Ramie’s potential is limitless♾️ Can’t wait for the ink video!🤩

Using a plant identifier app on my phone I am finding more and more edible native plants on our land! So much medicine, as well!

This year we tilled a patch of our land and, with the soil nicely loosened up and roots removed, the things that we planted grew quickly. I also learned from watching The Kamakura Gardener channel that it is better to leave some "weeds" in the garden as they will provide nutrients for the *next* growing season, when they are tilled back and composted into the soil. Of course, there will be seeds that will sprout and then more "weeds" (I prefer to call them "native plants"; "weeds" is a negative term) but I just remove anything that comes up directly around the base of my plantings so as to remove competition to my plantings. All other native plants can stay.

I am so glad that your cat liked it and is using it! It brought back a childhood memory for me. We had a shallow, wooden bowl that was oval-shaped. We stored it up on a shelf. The cat found a way to get up on to the shelf and curl up in the bowl. She kept on going up there. We finally decided to just give the bowl to the cat. So, after that the bowl stayed on the floor in a corner of the kitchen for exclusive use by the cat!. 😃😺

I am curious to know if wetting of those vines that you are weaving might make them easier to work with. I know nothing about them and do not know how they would 'behave" if saturated.

How did smoking it taste? Is there anything you could compare it with?

I have made tea from Eastern White Pine that we have here in the northeast of the USA. It has lots of Vitamin C, shikimic acid and flavanoids, among other things. Older needles have more Vitamin C so I harvest them farther in ( closer to the trunk) on the branches.

Good experiment - the ones I have in pig manure are insanely productive. Would love to see how these end up producing for you.

Love the sound of the crows in the background! Used to have lively discussions with them when I had to fill in at the base taxi office on Sunday morning, lol!

Just keep an eye out for snakes, if they are in that area. I lived in Yokosuka proper, so the chance of me seeing one is nil. Think it is great that you are passing on the knowledge to your son! Greater still is he is listening!

Very clever! I wondered how you would attach the pieces together. No glue needed! Bamboo cutting boards and other wooden household items made of it are increasingly popular here, including flooring. I have some bamboo cutting boards and the joints (nodes) were left in. It's a different process than yours but it turns out equally attractive pieces and we like the idea of using wood products that are made from a source that is more easily sustained. I have never seen bamboo flooring (that I was aware of).

We have often used "chicken gold" on our gardens in the past and it has made quite a difference!

Autumn squash, papaya and taro. Nice. 👍🏾🤩🐶

Aside from the pleasant taste of the Tara leaves, for smoking or for tea, have they any special properties, like naturally-occurring caffeine?

Very nice- placing that "collar" over the place where the two pieces of the pipe come together. I wondered how you might secure them, beyond the dowels you had already used. Not only that but the collar also adds to the overall design- a sort of decorative element.

Very clever- flattening the end of the heavy-gauge wire and sharpening it, to use as a hand drill or awl. I am picking up good ideas from your videos that I may be able to use with what we are doing on our own land (we are currently using it as "camp" but hope to eventually build a home and live there permanently. The home will be totally "off-grid". The camp already is.)

I so enjoy seeing the lush vegetation that surrounds where you live, and I never tire of hearing the ubiquitous "Uguisu" ( 鶯 ) 🥰

Yes- the mosquitoes were audible! What do you use as a repellent? Here in the States we have repellents made of essential oils- eucalyptus, peppermint and various others. These types of repellents do work well, where we are living.

Hendrik: Leo really has your facial profile! 😃

It occurs to me that splitting a pot and then tying it back together again might come in handy for easier removal when you know that a seedling is going to be spending several years in a pot, before transplanting, and might become "wedded" to the sides of the pot. Likely you've already thought of this. I wonder what the the drawbacks would be...

Is the bamboo "gutter" where you are doing your "starts"?

The sound of the crow is so emblematic of Japan, for me, personally. In part it is due to "Crow Boy" a popular children's' picture-book, here in the States (and elsewhere) by Taro Yashima ( 八島 太郎). I seem to recall, also, that there are Japanese children's songs about crows. The crow heard here, at the beginning of your video (Jungle Crow) is very similar in sound to the "Fish Crow" here in the States.

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Aside from seeing you wearing them I would also be interested in learning, later on, how often and how long they were used before any repairs were needed. I like the fact that you are using all natural materials that can be gotten in your environment. And making geta is a useful skill. I am always thinking "survival"...

Sounds are nice. It really relaxes me! I can’t wait to see you wearing them🤩

Nice. It also makes for a good upper arm and shoulder workout! 👍🏾🤩🐶