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posted: June 30th, 2007
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This page covers June 2nd thru June 17th. On Saturday, June 2nd Kazuya and I went to Mt. Takao (for the 34th time) to see if the Dendrobium moniliforme orchids were in bloom yet - they were. We used the camera/tripod/binoculars contraption I developed in 2005 (refresh your memory HERE) to take pictures of these amazing orchids way up high in the huge cedar trees. Click on any thumbnail to begin.

Begin June 2nd
  The first picture in this row is Cremastra appendiculata, another orchid we found. We didn't need binoculars to photograph this one. The next 2 shots are the Dendrobium moniliforme orchids we were in search of.
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appendiculata08aCropRC
Jun02Takao_Dendrobium_moniliforme21RC.jpg
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_moniliforme21RC
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MoniliformeRC

  Three more shots - through binoculars - of Dendrobium moniliforme.
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moniliforme24RC
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moniliforme26RC
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moniliforme26aCropRC

  And three more shots - through binoculars - of Dendrobium moniliforme.
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Jun02Takao_Dendrobium
_moniliforme29aRC
Jun2Takao12_DendrobiumMoniliformeRC.jpg
Jun2Takao12_Dendrobium
MoniliformeRC
Jun02Takao_Dendrobium_moniliforme31aRC.jpg
Jun02Takao_Dendrobium
_moniliforme31aRC

  And three more shots - through binoculars - of Dendrobium moniliforme.
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Jun02Takao_Dendrobium_
moniliforme59RC
Jun02Takao_Dendrobium_moniliforme46bCropRC.jpg
Jun02Takao_Dendrobium_
moniliforme46bCropRC
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Jun02Takao_Dendrobium_
moniliforme60aRC

  Three more Dendrobium shots - all collages. The first one is a collage of 5 of the best shots. You can find a larger JPG file of this image HERE (747 KB). The 2nd and 3rd collages are a bit lower quality, in my opinion, so there are no larger size files of them.
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Jun02_Dendrobium_moniliforme
12_21_24_26aCrop_29aRC

or HERE for 747 KB larger JPG file
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_moniliforme
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Jun02_Dendrobium
_moniliforme
16a_35_49a_52RC
End June 2nd, Begin June 13th
  On June 13th I had the day off because I had to work the previous Saturday. We went to the Aquatic part of Jindai Botanical Garden and got some Iris pictures - here are three of them.
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Jun13_JindaiAquaticPark_Iris01RC
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Jun13_JindaiAquaticPark_Iris07RC
End June 13th, Begin June 17th
  On June 17th Kazuya and I went out to the trail which we usually walk DOWN from Mt. Gozen because when we get there on the way down from Mt. Gozen it's late afternoon, everything is in shadows and we are also tired. So, we went out to see what flowers we could find along that trail in the early part of the day. The first photo in this row is me near a waterfall which mostly hides in the rocks - note how incredibly green everything is. The 2nd and 3rd shots are a kind of Salmonberry - much sweeter that the ones we find in Alaska. We found LOTS of them - never even knew they grew here before today! We munched our way up the trail.
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Jun17Okutama01
_DanRC
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Jun17Okutama04_Rubus
PalmatusVarCoptophyllusRC
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Jun17Okutama05_Rubus
PalmatusVarCoptophyllusRC

  This first photo shows how thick the Salmonberries were on some of the plants. The next 2 shots are scenic shots we took on the way back down - via the road.
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Salmonberries03CropRC
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DownRoad01RC
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Jun17_MtGozenTrail_
DownRoad02RC

  Here are a Veronica miqueliana and a Mulberry tree - we snacked on Mulberries too.
Jun17_MtGozenTrail_Road_Veronica_miqueliana01RC.jpg
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Veronica_miqueliana01RC
Jun17Okutama17_MorusBombycisRC.jpg
Jun17Okutama17_Morus
BombycisRC

  Here are an Aquilegia buergeriana and a Mountain Dogwood (Benthamidia japonica) - can you believe a dogwood blooming in mid-June, and look how prolific the blooms are! Amazing!
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Jun17Okutama18_Aquilegia
BuergerianaRC
Jun17_MtGozenTrail_Road_Benthamidia_japonica01RC.jpg
Jun17_MtGozenTrail_Road_
Benthamidia_japonica01RC
End June 17th, End Page 1
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