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posted: March 31st, 2009 |
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This page begins with March 11, 2006 - some photos of our porch Cymbidium goeringii orchid - and takes you through the end of the day on March 13, 2009 in the Mt. Takao area. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| March 11, 2006 - March 12, 2009 |
Well, I wanted to show you our porch Cymbidium goeringii and how it has grown over the years. So, this first picture was on March 11, 2006. The next picture was on March 21, 2007.
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And continuing with our porch Cymbidium goeringii, this picture was taken on March 22, 2008. The final picture, with the plant transplanted into a larger pot, and with 16 blossoms, was taken on March 12, 2009. This final picture took several hours to get rid of all of the background with PhotoShop.
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| Begin March 13, 2009 |
On March 13th Kazuya and I went out to Hikage Creek, in the Takao Area. The first thing we found was Mitella pauciflora, a weird little plant. These are the flowers.
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Then we found these Chrysosplenium album var. stamineum in bloom. These are a very tiny little flower - possibly we got the best pictures ever of this flower.
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Here are 2 more shots of Chrysosplenium album var. stamineum. The 3rd shot is an Anemone raddeana - a beautiful flower.
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Here is one more shot of Anemone raddeana and 2 shots of Anemone flaccida.
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And - here are the first VIOLET shots of this season. The first one is a Viola hondoensis, the 2nd shot is an Omphalodes japonica and the 3rd shot is another violet, a Viola japonica.
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Here is another shot of Viola japonica and then 2 shots of our most common violet around here, Viola grypoceras. This flower was particularly beautifully shaded.
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Here are 2 shots of a beautiful Viola obtusa and then a shot of the summit of Mt. Kobotoke-Shiro (670.3 meters = 2,199 feet).
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Here is one more scenery shot from the summit of Mt. Kobotoke-Shiro. It was 11 degrees Centigrade (52 degrees F.) while we ate our lunch here. Then we headed for Mt. Kagenobu (727 meters = 2,385 feet). By the time we got there, about 1 hour later, it had dropped to 6 degrees C (43 F.) and the wind had come up. There was snow on the horizon and we were getting a bit concerned. We continued down Mt. Kagenobu and found a bunch of Cymbidium goeringii orchids. Here are 2 shots of those flowers.
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Here are 3 more shots of Cymbidium goeringii orchids. Notice how the 3rd shot has a yellowish cast to it.
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Here are 2 final shots of Cymbidium goeringii orchids and a final shot of Viola grypoceras.
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| End March 13th, End Page 1 |
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