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posted: April 30th, 2009
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Okay, as I said on the previous page, we'll continue at 11:48 AM, April 11th on the Takamizu 3 Mountains trail. This page will then take you through the end of the day on April 12th - a trip to the Akigawa Hills. Click on any thumbnail to begin.

April 11th Continues From Page 1 (at 11:48 AM)
  Okay, as I said on the previous page, this continues the adventure of April 11th. The first and 2nd shots are Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana. The 3rd shot is only found on steep rock faces. Usually we find it on a different trail, but this year we found this Shortia uniflora on this trail.
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  The first 2 shots here are Viola rossii, a very beautiful colored violet. The first shot shows the flower and the 2nd shot shows the early leaf. The 3rd shot is a violet we have searched for during the past 2 years. It is an Okutama violet - a natural hybrid of Viola eizanensis and Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana - it's called Viola X savatieri.
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  Here are 2 more shots of the Viola X savatieri and a scenic shot from the summit of Mt. Iwatakeishi (793 m = 2,602 ft).
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  Here are 2 shots showing Kazuya and I on the summit of Mt. Iwatakeishi. The 3rd shot is another fairly rare hybrid violet - a cross between Viola eizanensis and Viola violacea var. makinoi. The name of this is Viola x taradakensis var. eizalacea. We found this one last year, but it had pretty much finished blossoming last year. This year we hit it at a great time for the flowers.
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  Here are 2 more shots of Viola x taradakensis var. eizalacea. The 3rd shot is a Viola violacea var. makinoi - what we call the "hands-up" violet because of the way the leaves stand straight up.
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  Here is a shot of a Trout Lily (Erythronium japonicum), then a nicely colored shot of Viola rossii and another beautiful shot of a Trout Lily (Erythronium japonicum).
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  The first shot here shows contrasting colors between 2 different plants of Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana followed by 2 more exquisite shots of Trout Lily (Erythronium japonicum).
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  Kazuya spotted a Japanese Serow (Capricornis crispus) (Kamoshika in Japanese) a little ways off the trail. We were able to get quite close this time (See October 2008, July 2008 and February 2007's photos for more shots). It's so amazing to see this animal. The first shot is included just because it's cute! Nice conclusion to this day, eh?
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End April 11th, Begin April 12th
  On April 12th Kazuya and I went to a place on the Itsukaichi Train Line, which we don't want people to know the name of. The first photo here is a Disporum smilacinum and its flower. The 2nd and 3rd shots are of a very tiny little violet - Viola violacea. These are so small that they can very easily be overlooked. We were a bit late for their flowering peak, but with much searching, we DID find some.
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  Here is a shot of a bamboo forest which we hiked through and then 2 more shots of Viola violacea. The 3rd shot shows my finger for you to gauge the scale with.
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  Here is a shot of shot of Viola violacea, then a shot of the trail and forest, followed by a shot of Viola obtusa.
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  The first 2 shots are of Viola obtusa, followed by another shot of Viola violacea.
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  Here are 2 final shots of Viola violacea. The 2nd shot shows both an acorn and a cherry flower petal for scale. The 3rd shot is a Viola verecunda.
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  The final 2 shots for today show you 2 more views of Viola obtusa.
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End April 12th, End Page 2
  This is a link to a separate web page showing some photos of our DVD Collection, an AVI Movie of our Home Theater System and 9 photos of our Sharp Aquos TV.
    February 22, 2009 DVD Collection,
Movie of Home Theater System
& Sharp Aquos TV Pictures
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Kazuya has his - blog all updated now with his latest photos and writings and it is very beautiful. If you want to take a look at it you can find it HERE. (Click on the "Studies of Plants and Wildlife" link in the new window.)

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