Tetsu conveniently bows out of block head (BLOCKHEAD!) responsibilities. His logic is that if he goes to meetings or shows his face too much, then age-wise he would be handed chair responsibilities in the hierarchy of community service. He is not very fond of the homeowners association's politics... So he sends me... his foreign wife who isn't really very useful to the association.
Tanya can't lead meetings, she can't write reports, she's not even very good at calling people and asking (begging) for participation... (my formal, humble-style Japanese is not very good.) Thus I do my block head (BLOCKHEAD!) duties and the homeowners association doesn't try to involve me further.
This week I glanced at the city notices when I passed the block messages along. 
Yuck. The district is allowing hunting again this spring, from next week to the middle of June. It is a war on the crows and wild ducks and herons that seek refuge in the rice fields and the forest. I am EXTREMELY ANTI-HUNTING! It breaks my heart to hear the rifles going off in the forest or see a duck drop down from the sky. STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!!
And there halfway down the city notice it said,"Bird control and hunting will be allowed from April 29th to June 16th except for the week of May 4th to May 10th which is Bird Week."
BLOCKHEADS!
8 comments:
Oh, my. I would be very upset about the bird hunting, too. :(( I hope you get through your blockhead duties and are able to enjoy the next six years NOT being a blockhead!
Hugs,
Lois
Same here in Australia, some states still allow duck hunting (native birds).
Those bird photos are beautiful, they certainly justify the purchase of your new camera!
Beautiful photos. I love reading your blog and the description of your life in Japan.
Thanks so much for your heron photos - lovely. Sorry you have to be the community blockhead!
At least it is forbidden during Bird Week.
What are they thinking?
Oh, lucky birds can do their dastardly deeds during "Bird week". Now what damage can a wild duck or an egret do to a rice field? They don't eat rice. And I have heard there is a "crow problem" but as far as I can see, it is a "People problem". If they were more careful with the way they dispose of garbage, the crows wouldn't hang out and pro-create in their neighbourhoods!
Hi, sorry you have to be the "blockhead"...I tried being a member of our community association..they mostly gossip and eat, so I didn't stay a member for long. Your photos of the beautiful birds are wonderful..and I too, am against the hunting of these beautiful creatures..hugs, Pat in IN
On one hand, I think it is great that the responsibility is passed around to everyone so that the same people aren't stuck doing all the work. On the other hand, what if you don't want or are too busy for the responsibility? In the case of the bird hunting notices, I might just "forget" to pass these out or lose a few.
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