“Keep talking, dear. I am owl ears.”

Our friend, @jasonbugayreyes, spotted the Sunda Owlet during one of his birdwatching trips at Mount Kinabalu. Known for its round head without any ear tufts with broad brown streaks below, this little brown Sunda Owlet can be found in a humid forest in mountains and foothills. Have you heard its tooting call? They sound like morse code to us! 😍

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「How is your sister?」と「What is your sister like?」の違いが分かりますか？
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タイトルにある2つの質問内容は一見おなじように見えますが、実は明確なニュアンスの違いがあります。質問の意図に応じて「How _____?」と表現するのか「What _____ like?」と表現するのか使い分ける必要がるので、今日はその違いについて触れてみようと思います。
　
　
～ルール１～
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状況を聞くなら「How _____?」、説明を聞くなら「What _____ like?」
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人の気分や健康状態、または天候のように絶えず変化する状況に対して「〜はどうですか？」と尋ねる場合は「How _____?」が使われ、人の性格や外見など本質的な変化がない物事の説明を聞きたいのであれば「What _____ like?」を使います。因みに「How is ____ like?」と言っている人をよく見かけますが、これは誤った言い方なので気をつけましょう。
　
＜例文＞
　
〜比較例１〜

A: How is your sister?
（あなたの妹はどうしてるの？）
B: She's a little stressed out. She's been really busy at work.
（仕事がとても忙しくて、ちょっとストレスを抱えています。）

A: What is your sister like?
（あなたの妹ってどんな子なの？）
B: She is outgoing, enthusiastic and very optimistic.
（彼女は、明るくて社交的でとても楽観的だね。）
　
〜比較例２〜

A: How's the weather in Japan?
（日本の天候はどう？）
B: It's been very cold lately. It snowed last week.
（最近はすごく寒いね。先週は雪が降ったよ。）

A: What's the weather like in Japan in the summer?
（日本の夏の天候ってどんな感じ？）
B: It's usually hot and humid.
（日本の夏は蒸し暑いよ〜。）
　
　
～ルール２～
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感想を聞くなら「How _____?」、説明を聞くなら「What _____ like?」
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何かの出来事に対して「〜はどうだったか？」と尋ねる場合、相手が感じたことや思ったことなど単に感想が聞きたいのであれば「How _____?」で表現します。しかし感想だけでなく、その出来事の具体的な内容についても知りたいのであれば「What ____ like?」を使います。
　
✔「How _____?」の代わりに「What ____ like?」を使うことも出来るが、状況によっては多少違和感を与える。
　
＜例文＞
　
〜比較例１〜
　
A: How was L.A.?
（ロサンゼルスはどうだった？）

B: It was so much fun! I want to go back again.
（とても楽しかったです。また遊びに行きたいです。）
　
A: What was L.A. like?
（ロサンゼルスはどんな感じだった？）

B: It was surprisingly cold. But the food was good, the beaches were beautiful and the people were really laid back.
（意外と寒かったね。でも、食べ物は美味しかったし、海も綺麗だったし、みんなのんびりした感じだったよ。）
　　
〜比較例２〜
　
A: How was your job interview?
（仕事の面接はどうだった？）

B: I think it went well. I felt like I hit it off with the interviewer.
（うまくいったと思う。面接官と相性がよかったんじゃないかな。）
　
A: What was your job interview like?
（仕事の面接はどんな感じだったの？）

B: It was really intense! There were 5 interviewers and they all asked really tough questions. The interview lasted about 2 hours.
（大変だったよ。面接官が５人もいてさ、みんなすごい難しい質問してくれるんだもん。面接自体は２時間くらいだったよ。）
　　
〜比較例３〜
　
A: How is your pasta? Is it good?
（パスタはどう？美味しい？）

B: It's really good! Do you want a bite?
（とても美味しいよ。一口食べる？）
　
※ここで「What’s your pasta like?」と言うと、パスタの味でなく、パスタに入っている材料や調理法について尋ねていると解釈され、ちょっと不自然。
　
　
　
　

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Somen is perfect refreshing food for hot and humid summer season :)

Sōmen (素麺) is very thin Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. The noodles are usually served cold in summer with a dashi flavored tasty dipping sauce called Mentsuyu (めんつゆ).

Kids requested me to make Edamame and Corn Nagashi Somen (Flowing Somen). Edamame and corn were pretty easy to catch and eat 😉 Kids enjoyed it very much 👍

Soomen Party (Flowing Somen Machine):
https://amzn.to/2VCzqkd

Basic Nagashi Somen (Flowing Somen Noodles) Recipe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOjnmdfA0QU

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Edamame Corn Flowing Somen Noodles Recipe

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:
((Toppings))
frozen edamame and canned kernel corn are OK! (Fibers may get stuck in the machine, so you want to be careful.)
Star-Shaped Dried Wheat Gluten are cute: https://amzn.to/3i3z41G
Other Topping Ideas:
boiled eggs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agsRmI4F2mI
Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepe) is perfect https://youtu.be/6tgDi2Ny3VI?t=49s
cooked shrimp
simmered Shiitake mushrooms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_sRN0HvrGA
goldfish tomatoes (optional)
cucumber slices (or thin strips)
ham
shredded chicken
Yakibuta (braised pork) is good
Shiso leaves
Naganegi (long onion slices)
Aonegi (chopped green onions)
ginger strips
etc...
((Somen Dipping Sauce))
Yamasa Mentsuyu (noodle soup base)
https://amzn.to/3xOqyZq
((Somen Noodles))
dried Somen noodles

Directions:
((Somen Dipping Sauce))
I used this Mentsuyu (noodle soup base) btw: ヤマサ ぱぱっとちゃんと これ！うま！！つゆ https://amzn.to/3xOqyZq
Dilute with water as instructed on its package.
((Somen Noodles))
Boil water in a large pot. Add dried Somen noodles in boiling water and gently stir noodles with chopsticks. Cook Somen noodles according to your package (mine was 2 min). Drain the noodles in a strainer and rinse the noodles with hands under running water.

NOTE: You can put about 100g (usually 2 bundles) of Somen noodles in the machine or the noodles won't flow.

((Somen Dipping Sauce from scratch))
* 300ml Dashi broth (using packaged dashi powder saves time)
* 4 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)
* 4 tbsp. soy sauce
In a pot, bring Dashi broth, Mirin, and soy sauce to a boil. You can also microwave until it comes to a boil. Cool in the fridge until ready to serve.

↓レシピ（日本語）
https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/07/Edamame-Corn-Somen-Noodles.html
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The second collaboration piece with @呉竹Kuretake , this time painted using their Kuretake Gansai Tambi 48 "顔彩耽美" colors set! This was an exciting challenge to try - I want to get better at painting trees and especially thick forest-like scenes like this one. This picture had only really light underdrawing and no lines.

Tools:
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- Waterford White 300g/m cold pressed paper.

This is also my entry to the #worldwatercolormonth2021 ! I will not be doing all the prompts, but let's say that this piece is for the "breathe" prompt.

We were recently able to go to a Japanese garden that's located really close to our house. It was temporarily closed due to the pandemic, but it opened when the stricter rules were lifted (now, if you want to go, you have to reserve a ticket - this prevents crowds.) On the day we went, it rained a lot in the morning - we had an excellent storm for the first time this summer - so the green of the plants was intensive! I took a lot of photos and tried my best to recreate this humid and green atmosphere.

Thanks to Kuretake for sending me these awesome tools to play with 👍

=== Gansai Tambi lightfastness
GANSAI TAMBI MC20/48V、WM-21/MC6V
⇒Blue scale: Grade 4 or higher
However, red colors such as 034 ROSE MADDER and 014 CHERRY BLOSSOM PINK, and light colors such as 013 LILAC and 012 ROSE BEIGE are equivalent to or lower than blue scale grade 3.
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Potato Somen noodles are easy and perfect refreshing idea in hot and humid summer season 😋 Try out with fresh potatoes!

My son and I've been to potato digging and got some potatoes again this year 👍
2018 https://youtu.be/ri4P8KMQJBI
2019 https://youtu.be/tqHZmHY4i5I
2020 https://youtu.be/y6R5f_p3iBs

You can of course add some toppings. It was my son's request that he does not need anything other than potatoes. haha

Sōmen (素麺) is very thin Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. The noodles are usually served cold in summer with a Dashi flavored tasty dipping sauce called Mentsuyu (めんつゆ).

Soomen Party (Flowing Somen Machine):
https://amzn.to/2VCzqkd

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Potato Somen Noodles Recipe

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 10min
Number of servings: as much as you want

Ingredients:
potatoes
Mentsuyu (dipping sauce)
condiments of your choice

Directions:
1. Wash and peel potatoes. Put water in a bowl. Using a slicer, slice potatoes into thin strips. Soak in water to remove extra starch.
2. In boiling water, add salt, then blanch the potatoes for 15 seconds. Drain in a strainer and quickly wash with cold water before the potato strips get soft with remaining heat.
3. Dip in diluted Mentsuyu (as instructed on its package) to eat.

I used this Mentsuyu btw:
ヤマサ ぱぱっとちゃんと これ！うま！！つゆ
https://amzn.to/3xOqyZq

((Somen Dipping Sauce from scratch))
* 300ml Dashi broth (using packaged dashi powder saves time)
* 4 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)
* 4 tbsp. soy sauce
In a pot, bring Dashi broth, Mirin, and soy sauce to a boil. You can also microwave until it comes to a boil. Cool in the fridge until ready to serve.

↓レシピ（日本語）
https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/06/Potato-Somen-Noodles.html
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♥My COOKBOOK available on Amazon Kindle♥
http://amzn.to/2EwR3ah
NO MORE hard copies... those who got one are lucky!

♥More Written Recipes are on my BLOG♥
http://createeathappy.blogspot.com/

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http://cookpad.com/ami
http://twitter.com/alohaforever

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