Got One!

Can you see it?

How 'bout now?

We finally (1) saw a kamoshika and (2) had our camera with us to document it. Unfortunately, not the big camera because it's still a bit icy and dark out and the idea of possibly smashing it into little pieces while slipping on black ice doesn't appeal. One of the things that's been on our list for nearly the entire time we've been here has been to see some of these guys, the local deer/goat/dog/thing creatures, in the wild. We finally did that a month or so ago, but did not have any of our cameras with us. We've been hoping to get some photographic evidence before leaving Japan, and while we'd like some better pictures, this guy was a pretty patient model this morning:

I know, I know, an entire entry full of semi-blurry low light pictures of this creepy little creature? Yes, it's our blog and we do what we want:

Proof: They do exist!  Now we'll see if we can get a picture in decent light with the better camera.  No promises, we've only run into these things twice before now.