Tiny White Flowers 小さくて白い花

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I googled what they were, but couldn't find out. All the flowers are gone in my neighborhood but sasanqua camellias and these tiny white flowers. 

Red-Flower Wood Sorrel (Oxalis Bowiei) ハナカタバミ（花酢漿草）

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These are red-flower wood sorrels (Oxalis bowiei), growing in the pot for sasanqua camellias. A friend of mine loves growing plants and showed her sasanqua camellias but my attention was drawn to these tiny pink flowers.

Red-flower wood sorrel (Oxalis bowiei)　ハナカタバミ（花酢漿草）

Solanum Nigrum (Black Nightshade) 犬酸漿（イヌホオズキ）

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Black nightshade flowers usually from August to September and now it's late December. This black nightshade has been hanging in there as the greater periwinkle I saw a few days ago. I love the black nightshade's white, yellow and green contrast.

Solanum nigrum (black nightshade)　犬酸漿（イヌホオズキ）

Greater Periwinkle (Vinca Major) ツルニチニチソウ（蔓日々草）

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I found only two flowers and that's understandable. Greater periwinkle (Vinca major) flowers usually from spring to early summer. Though being warm on some days, it's winter in Tokyo. Flowers in such a beautiful color, like these, always make me smile.       

Greater periwinkle (Vinca major)　ツルニチニチソウ（蔓日々草）

Autumn Leaves and Blue Sky 紅葉と青空

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I went somewhere and found them. It was a very sunny day. These autumn leaves were so red against the background of the blue sky.   

Red and Yellow Christmas Berry (Ardisia Crenata) 万両・白実万両

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Christmas berries are native to East Asia and can be found across Japan. Christmas berries, in particular red ones, are used for New Year decorations in Japan. 

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Autumn Leaves - Oshima Cherry (Prunus Speciosa) 紅葉 - オオシマザクラ（大島桜）

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They'are autumn leaves of Oshima cherry trees. The cherry trees are planted across Japan, showing very pretty pink and white blossoms in spring, but few may be aware of the beauty of their autumn leaves.

A Reflection of The Tokyo Tower 東京タワー

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This is a reflection of The Tokyo Tower on a nearby building. The tower itself is beautiful at night (unlike the tower during the day), but I found its reflection more beautiful. Which do you like better? 

The Tokyo Tower　東京タワー

Small Chrysanthemums 小さい菊

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I thought they were gold and silver chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum pacificum) at first, but the leaf shape looks different, so I just call them small chrysanthemums. The yellow of the leopard plants I saw yesterday is so bright while the yellow of these chrysanthemums is deeper and a bit orangish. 

Small chrysanthemums　小さい菊

Leopard Plant (Farfugium Japonicum) ツワブキ（石蕗）

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Almost all flowers are gone but leopard plants (Farfugium japonicum) in my neighborhood. The yellow is so bright especially against the background of the deep green leaves. 

Leopard plant (farfugium japonicum)　ツワブキ（石蕗）

Autumn Leaves - Hibiscus Hamabo (Hardy Yellow Hibiscus) 浜朴（ハマボウ）の紅葉

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Hardy yellow hibiscuses are so lemon yellow in July and the leaves are so orange and red in December!

Something has happened and that devastated me (and still does). But beautiful colors in nature like the leaves in this photo always give me strength. I'm an atheist but currently, the beauty in nature is a kind of God for me.    

Autumn leaves - hardy yellow hibiscus　浜朴（ハマボウ）の紅葉