<p>So many old friends came out today, the sun, blue skies, Mt Rainier and an animal!</p>

<p>Since the <a href="/2009/01/19/mochi-mallets-yum/">mochi festival</a> I’ve been honing my <a href="http://animoto.com/">animoto</a> production skills. I like the service quite a bit though there are some improvements I’d love see – an API and a better image browser top the list.</p>

<p>When the storms hit after Christmas the <a href="http://www.bijac.org/index.php?p=EVENTSMochiTsuki">Mochi Tsuki Festival</a> at <a href="http://islandwood.org/">Islandwood</a>, courtesy the <a href="http://www.bijac.org/">Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community</a>, was one of the casualties – fortunately it was just postponed.</p>