Wingsofan angel just replying to your message - and many thanks for sparing time to mail. I think that it would be great to ask Mariko to contribute (she is shy about her English - which I think is lovely and expressive). Is it OK for her to use the same handle?

Glad you liked the photos - I have a great subject to work with!

As mentioned to Latina it is a bit different to Japan here so not quite so easy plus we are not quite as young as before alas! But occasionally we still manage something that turns us on.