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Yellow Woodsorrel　酢漿草（カタバミ）

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 I found this common yellow woodsorrel this morning when the temperature was -3˚C, which is unusuall...

Chimonanthus Praecox (Wintersweet) 蝋梅（ロウバイ）

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Several Chimonanthus praecox or wintersweet shrubs in my neighborhood have finally started to flowe...

Nick Jagger in Japan　ニックジャガーだよ～

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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...

Euonymus Japonicus (Japanese Spindle)　柾（マサキ）

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are fruits and seeds of Euonymus japonicus or more commonly evergreen spindle or Japanese spi...

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

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Clematis terniflora or sweet autumn clematis are still in bloom. Clematis generally flowers from Ju...

Silene Gallica (Common Catchfly)　白花マンテマ

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 They're Silene gallica or more commonly known as common catchfly, small-flowered catchfly, or w...

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

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are leaves of Enkianthus perulatus, commonly called white enkianthus. As almost all the flowe...

Lamium Amplexicaule (Henbit Deadnettle)　仏の座（ホトケノザ）

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are Lamium amplexicaule, commonly known as henbit or henbit deadnettle. Henbit should flower ...

Hassaku Marmalade　八朔マーマレード

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is the marmalade I made from the  hassaku oranges I wrote about yesterday . I like marmalade ...

Don't Throw Away the Hassaku Oranges!　八朔捨てないで！

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These're hassaku oranges harvested this year. And there's a story about them.  In my neigh...

Too Many Camellias?　山茶花多過ぎ？

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Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Are these too many? They're Camellia sasanqua or more commonly known as Japanese camellias. The...