These are lacecap hydrangeas in my neighborhood. Lacecap hydrangeas make me happy double with their beautiful sepals (fertile flowers) and hairy sterile flowers (in the center).
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| Sterile flowers surrounded by fertile flowers 真花は装飾花に囲まれている |
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Pink and Purple Lacecap Hydrangeas ピンクと紫の額紫陽花（ガクアジサイ）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These are lacecap hydrangeas in my neighborhood. Lacecap hydrangeas make me happy double with their beautiful sepals (fertile flowers) and hairy sterile flowers (in the center).
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These are lacecap hydrangeas in my neighborhood. Lacecap hydrangeas make me happy double with their beautiful sepals (fertile flowers) and hairy sterile flowers (in the center).
Is The Guardian Dog a Frenchie? 狛犬はフレブル？
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
Yesterday morning, I saw a black French bulldog sitting on a street. The owner talked the dog into walking a few times, but he (I assume so) ignored the owner completely. I love Frenchies, so I saw them from a distance for a while, but the Frenchie didn't move an inch. I approached them, saying to the owner that it was understandable for him not to want to walk as it was hot. (It was hot that day due to high humidity.) The owner said, smiling wryly, "No, he just didn't wanna go home."
Yesterday morning, I saw a black French bulldog sitting on a street. The owner talked the dog into walking a few times, but he (I assume so) ignored the owner completely. I love Frenchies, so I saw them from a distance for a while, but the Frenchie didn't move an inch. I approached them, saying to the owner that it was understandable for him not to want to walk as it was hot. (It was hot that day due to high humidity.) The owner said, smiling wryly, "No, he just didn't wanna go home."
It was a work day, so I left them rushing home. Then I found this guardian dog at the entrance of the Teppozu Inari Shrine. The guardian dog looks like a Frenchie, doesn't it?
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| The guardian dog at Teppozu Inari shrine 鉄砲洲稲荷神社の狛犬 |
Red Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas) ヒナゲシ（雛罌粟）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
I found these red poppies (Papaver rhoeas) while taking a morning walk. The red petals are so noticeable from a distance while the dark brown center of the flower is so absorbing that I felt as if I had been drawn to the center.
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| Red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) ヒナゲシ（雛罌粟） |
White Hydrangea 白い紫陽花
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
White hydrangeas have started to bloom in my neighborhood. They're not in full bloom yet but are innocently beautiful. When photographing them, I felt something wrong, so looked around and found three men starting at me across a window. Then I realized that I was by an elementary school building and these men were preparing school meals. I pointed at the flowers. They smiled back at me.
White hydrangeas have started to bloom in my neighborhood. They're not in full bloom yet but are innocently beautiful. When photographing them, I felt something wrong, so looked around and found three men starting at me across a window. Then I realized that I was by an elementary school building and these men were preparing school meals. I pointed at the flowers. They smiled back at me.
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| Hydrangea 紫陽花 |
Tokyo Skytree against Sky at Night 夜の東京スカイツリー
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
I took this photo to keep a memory of such a beautiful view. The night view included various colors.
I took this photo to keep a memory of such a beautiful view. The night view included various colors.
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| Tokyo Skytree against sky at night 夜の東京スカイツリー |
Bladder Campion (Silene Vulgaris) シラタマソウ（白玉草）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
I love their chubbiness. These are bladder campion (Silene vulgaris) flowers. I've photographed them several times but I noticed for the first time that their anthers were beautiful pale yellow green.
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| Bladder campion (Silene vulgaris) シラタマソウ（白玉草） |
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Love-In-A-Mist (Nigella Damascena) ニゲラ（黒種草）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
I don't why, but hairy things like these, i.e., love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena), always attract me. Most of the flowers in my neighborhood are blue but some (2nd photo) are white.
I don't why, but hairy things like these, i.e., love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena), always attract me. Most of the flowers in my neighborhood are blue but some (2nd photo) are white.
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| Love-In-A-Mist (Nigella Damascena) ニゲラ（黒種草） |
Small Venus' Looking-Glass (Triodanis Biflora) ヒナキキョウソウ（雛桔梗草）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These are small Venus' looking-glass (Triodanis biflora). I love such small flowers. One thing about them, however, is that the small Venus' looking-glass is usually closed or half open while I take a walk in the early morning (like in the 1st and 2nd photos).
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| Small Venus' looking-glass (Triodanis biflora) ヒナキキョウソウ（雛桔梗草） |
Blue Passionflower (Passiflora Caerulea) 時計草（トケイソウ）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
I thought someone had said "It's eight five and seventeen seconds." These are blue passionflowers (Passiflora caerulea) and their Japanese name is "clock plant" after the appearance.
I thought someone had said "It's eight five and seventeen seconds." These are blue passionflowers (Passiflora caerulea) and their Japanese name is "clock plant" after the appearance.
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| Blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) 時計草（トケイソウ） |
Tree Peony (Chinese Peony, Paeonia Lactiflora) シャクヤク（芍薬）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These are tree peonies (Chinese peonies [Paeonia lactiflora]). I sometimes went to the Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden and enjoyed more than 20 types of beautiful peonies there. In Japan, however, the peonies in these pictures (Paeonia lactiflora) are completely different flowers from the peonies in the garden (Moutan peonies or Paeonia x suffruticosa), which can be seen in the following Japanese saying describing a beautiful woman:
She stands beautifully like a tree peony (Paeonia lactiflora).
She sits beautifully like a Moutan peony (Paeonia x suffruticosa).
She walks beautifully like a lily.
These are tree peonies (Chinese peonies [Paeonia lactiflora]). I sometimes went to the Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden and enjoyed more than 20 types of beautiful peonies there. In Japan, however, the peonies in these pictures (Paeonia lactiflora) are completely different flowers from the peonies in the garden (Moutan peonies or Paeonia x suffruticosa), which can be seen in the following Japanese saying describing a beautiful woman:
She stands beautifully like a tree peony (Paeonia lactiflora).
She sits beautifully like a Moutan peony (Paeonia x suffruticosa).
She walks beautifully like a lily.
I want to be such a beautiful woman someday...
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| Tree peony (Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora) シャクヤク（芍薬） |
A Larva of Asian Lady Beetle on Hydrangea ナミテントウ（並天道）の幼虫とガクアジサイ
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
This post is not about hydrangeas but a larva of Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis). I found it while checking up on hydrangeas in my neighborhood. The larva looks like a pest but is actually a beneficial insect voraciously eating aphids.
This post is not about hydrangeas but a larva of Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis). I found it while checking up on hydrangeas in my neighborhood. The larva looks like a pest but is actually a beneficial insect voraciously eating aphids.
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| A larva of Asian lady beetle ナミテントウ（並天道）の幼虫 |
Chinaberry (Melia Azedarach) センダン（栴檀）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These are Chinaberry flowers (Melia azedarach). The flowers look white from a distance, but they actually are pale purple, which creates a beautiful contrast with the green leaves.
These are Chinaberry flowers (Melia azedarach). The flowers look white from a distance, but they actually are pale purple, which creates a beautiful contrast with the green leaves.
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| Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) センダン（栴檀） |
Japanese Snowbell (Styrax Japonicus) エゴノキ
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
It's been two years since I last photographed Japanese snowbell flowers (Styrax japonicus). Last year, the blossoms in my neighborhood had fallen due to strong winds before I took photos. The tree is called "Egonoki," which means a "bitter tree" due to the bitter fruit.
It's been two years since I last photographed Japanese snowbell flowers (Styrax japonicus). Last year, the blossoms in my neighborhood had fallen due to strong winds before I took photos. The tree is called "Egonoki," which means a "bitter tree" due to the bitter fruit.
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| Japanese snowbell (Styrax japonicus) エゴノキ |
Weigela Coraeensis 箱根空木（ハコネウツギ）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
There are a variety of weigelas but this is my favorite, Weigela coraeensis. I love it for the color change from white to pale pink, then to reddish purple. Because of the color change, Weigela coraeensis means "fickleness" in the Japanese floriography.
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There are a variety of weigelas but this is my favorite, Weigela coraeensis. I love it for the color change from white to pale pink, then to reddish purple. Because of the color change, Weigela coraeensis means "fickleness" in the Japanese floriography.
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| Weigela coraeensis 箱根空木（ハコネウツギ） |
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Golden Chain (Laburnum Anagyroides) キングサリ（金鎖）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
I thought they were yellow wisteria at first but not. They're golden chain or golden rain (Laburnum anagyroides). Wisteria and golden chain resemble each other (other than the color) but their Genera are different, i.e., wisteria is in the Wisteria Genus while golden chain in the Laburnum Genus. Its Japanese name is also "golden chain."
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| Golden chain (Laburnum anagyroides) キングサリ（金鎖） |
White Japanese Dogwood (Cornus Kousa) 山法師（ヤマボウシ）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These are flowers of Japanese dogwood (Cornus kousa). Japanese dogwood is called "evergreen Buddhist monk" in Japanese by comparing the head (or capitulum) of the flower to the head of a monk of the Hieizan (Mt. Hiei) Enryakuji temple and the four bracts surrounding the capitulum to his hood.
These are flowers of Japanese dogwood (Cornus kousa). Japanese dogwood is called "evergreen Buddhist monk" in Japanese by comparing the head (or capitulum) of the flower to the head of a monk of the Hieizan (Mt. Hiei) Enryakuji temple and the four bracts surrounding the capitulum to his hood.
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| Japanese dogwood (Cornus kousa) 山法師（ヤマボウシ） |
Snowball (Viburnum Plicatum) 大手毬（オオデマリ）
英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These are snowball flowers (Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum). The contrast between the pure white flowers and the deep green leaves is profoundly beautiful, which always helps me connect with my inner self.
These are snowball flowers (Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum). The contrast between the pure white flowers and the deep green leaves is profoundly beautiful, which always helps me connect with my inner self.
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| Snowball (Viburnum plicatum) 大手毬（オオデマリ） |
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