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posted: April 30th, 2009 |
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This page begins with April 4th - Cherry Blossoms and other flowers on the ICU campus - and takes you through April 11th at 10:41 AM on the Takamizu 3 Mountains trail. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin April 4th - 8th |
The first shot here is the Viola variegata var. variegata on our porch on April 4th. The next 2 shots, on April 5th, are Cherry Blossoms along the main road into the ICU (International Christian University) campus. ICU is only a 5 minute walk from our house.
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In 1st and 3rd position are shots of Gentiana zollingeri on the ICU campus. I gave Kazuya a new camera on April 3rd for an early Birthday present. It's a Canon SX110-IS. The 2nd photo is Kazuya using his new camera.
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On the ICU campus we found a patch of Viola grypoceras var. variegata. This Viola grypoceras is a pretty common violet around here, but the variegated form (the red veins in the leaves) is not so common and it's always hard to get a decent shot of the red veins. This shot (2nd photo) came out very nice. The 3rd shot is a Viola keiskei.
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The first photo here is a Viola betonicifolia var. albescens at Nogawa Park. The next 2 shots show you where we stopped for lunch in Musashino Park on this fine Cherry Blossom day. Of course we had some very high grade Japanese Sake with us to drink on this special occasion.
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Here are 2 shots of different types of Flowering Peach in Musashino Park and then a night shot of Cherry Blossoms with the April 8th nearly full moon.
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| End April 4th - 8th, Begin April 10th |
On April 10th we went out to the Tama Forest Science Garden to see the beautiful Cherry Blossoms at that place. The first shot is a shot of young Maple leaves. The next 2 shots are beautiful cherry blossoms.
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Here is a beautiful cherry tree with a blue sky background. The 2nd shot is a fine specimen of a type of Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema sp.), followed by a shot from one of the trails in the garden.
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The first shot here is a very young leaf of a type of edible fern. The 2nd shot is a beautiful patch of Viola grypoceras. The 3rd photo is another cherry tree.
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The first 2 shots in this row are fine examples of Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana f. variegata. Note the white variegations in the leaves. The 3rd shot is one more beautiful cherry tree.
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Here are the final 2 shots at the Tama Forest Science Center - a shot of the 2 of us with big smiles and enjoying the fine weather day with the Cherry Blossoms.
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On April 11th Kazuya and I hiked the Takamizu 3 Mountains trail. We crossed the summits of Mt. Sougaku (756 m = 2,480 ft), Mt. Iwatakeishi (793 m = 2,602 ft) and Mt. Takamizu (759 m = 2,490 ft). This is a wonderful trail for several kinds of violets. The first 2 shots are Viola sieboldi and the 3rd shot is a Viola sieboldi f. variegata - with white variegations in the leaves.
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Here is one more shot of a Viola sieboldi f. variegata - with white variegations in the leaves - and then a normal Viola sieboldi with Kazuya's hand for a scale reference. The final shot is a new violet for us, a Viola grypoceras f. purpurellocalcarata. This shot was taken at 10:41 AM, the trail still has much to show us.
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