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FUKUOKA TO OSAKA

  I was most previously in Fukuoka in 2018  to attend a hydrogen conference, when Kyushu University paid expenses for me to give the invited lecture.    I also asked if they could take me to a fugu restaurant.   Here are two fugu testicles.  Note:  each is bigger than a lemon wedge.  And the fish is not much larger than a grapefruit.  I also took a  tour of Fukuoka   with colleagues from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute. So yesterday we first had an excellent breakfast in the Ritz Carlton Club Lounge. Then, off to Ohori Park, which was only one subway stop away. Met by my Blue-bar Pigeon. Started kind of gloomy, for the weather was threatening and it was cold. I was watching this black duck of some kind, who now and then dived underwater.  Finally, he caught a fish that was several inches long, and had difficulty swallowing it. Other sights. Two foxes and Fall Colors. A nice outing and some good walking,  Back to our Club Lounge, where I am cranking out this blog. Dinner was with a