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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.
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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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Three more shots - through binoculars - of Dendrobium moniliforme.
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And three more shots - through binoculars - of Dendrobium moniliforme.
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And three more shots - through binoculars - of Dendrobium moniliforme.
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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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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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| 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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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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Here are a Veronica miqueliana and a Mulberry tree - we snacked on Mulberries too.
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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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| End June 17th, End Page 1 |
| And, that shows you what we saw between June 2nd and June 17th. Thanks so much for taking the time to look. Please continue on to Page 2 for a continuation of this month's adventures. |
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