Nick Jagger in Japan ニックジャガーだよ～

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is Nick Jagger in Japan. What? Do you see only a dish of potatoes and carrots? (Or you think I made a slip of tongue?) 

This is really Nick Jagger or nikujaga, that is, a Japanese dish of meat (which is niku in Japanese), potatoes (which is jaga imo) and onion stewed in generally sweetened soy sauce and mirin, sometimes with other vegetables, like carrots and green beans, to make it more colorful and nutritious!

I hate daddy jokes, but the joke has been in my head since it occurred to me while I was taking an early morning walk today. I cooked this dish and am writing this post to get rid of this earworm-like joke!!

Nick Jagger or Japanese dish called "nikujaga"　我が家の肉じゃが

Sweet Autumn Clematis and the Winter Moon 仙人草と冬の月

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Clematis terniflora or sweet autumn clematis are still in bloom. Clematis generally flowers from July to September and I saw the achenes surrounded by feather like white long tails in early November (after which its Japanese name is given). So, maybe I was lucky to be able to see the flowers and the winter Moon at the same time!

Clematis terniflora (sweet autumn clematis) 仙人草

Silene Gallica (Common Catchfly) 白花マンテマ

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They're Silene gallica or more commonly known as common catchfly, small-flowered catchfly, or windmill pink. I saw the flowers last year, but not this time of the year but in April. I saw henbit yesterday and sweet autumn clematis in November, both of which had flowers also out of season. 

Silene gallica　白花マンテマ

Common catchfly　白花マンテマ

Enkianthus Perulatus (White Enkianthus) 灯台躑躅（ドウダンツツジ）

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These are leaves of Enkianthus perulatus, commonly called white enkianthus. As almost all the flowers and red and yellow autumn leaves in my neighborhood are gone, the bright red was so beautiful in the early winter morning.   

Enkianthus perulatus　灯台躑躅