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14 April 2005

petals on the march


petals on the march
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

They were like this naturally. I didn't touch a thing when I took this picture.

petals on black and white


petals on black and white
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

... i think something has stuck on me.


... i think something has stuck on me.
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

a mock horse in a playground.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

petals in and on the water


petals in and on the water
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

picture taken on 12 April 2005, a cold, rainy, perfect gray day.

petals on green and orange


petals on green and orange
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

It was like this when I walked by. I mean, I didn't make this. The leaves were here, and the petals were here... Now I wonder where this orange one had come from.

petals on a pink-and-gray


petals on a pink-and-gray
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

the end of the season, after the rain, in the coldness, on a perfect grey day.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

petals on metal


petals on metal
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

the end of the season, after the rain, in the coldness, on a perfect grey day.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

petals on metal (clot)


petals on metal (clot)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

the end of the season, after the rain, in the coldness, on a perfect grey day.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

petals on the blue


petals on the blue
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

the end of the season, after the rain, in the coldness, on a perfect grey day.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

petals on the blue


petals on the blue
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

the end of the season, after the rain, in the coldness, on a perfect grey day.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

rain


rain
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

It's raining and chilly today in Tokyo!

We had a very warm sunshine last weekend, and now, the winter is resisting. Today it's 7 or 8 degrees centigrade...

We call this weather "hana-bie (in Japanese, 花冷え)" which means "blossom-time coldness." Here, the "blossom" is cherries.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

Green is the Colour (rain)


Green is the Colour (rain)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

with teeth 2


with teeth 2
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

new leaves of tsubaki (camellia).

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

with teeth


with teeth
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

new leaves of tsubaki (camellia).

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

another face of a dead flower


another face of a dead flower
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

camellia.
picture taken on 12 April 2005.

lick! (the darker side of a dead flower)


lick! (the darker side of a dead flower)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

picture taken on 12 April 2005.

12 April 2005

white sheet


white sheet
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

way to go


way to go
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Celtics man in Tokyo


Celtics man in Tokyo
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Picasa test.

Pictured on a Sunday in April. Tokyo.

kids


kids
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Picasa test.

Pictured on a Sunday in April. Tokyo.

orange is the colour (freesia)


orange is the colour (freesia)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

hydrangea (ajisai)


hydrangea (ajisai)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

hailun in Montreal posted a beautiful hydrangea photo yesterday, and this is my reply from Tokyo.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

circle two


circle two
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

circle one


circle one
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

eating?


eating?
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

The Godzilla is now filling his stomach.

stripes / borders


stripes
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

twins


twins
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

"Stop here" sign twins.

new leaves


new leaves
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

poor one...


poor one...
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

This tree got its big branches cut before the season.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

cherries - what is left


cherries - what is left
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

in the mirror - left


in the mirror - left
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

in the mirror - right


in the mirror - right
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

full of vitality


full of vitality
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

Cherry bloosoms come out from everywhere on the tree, just like this.

But I was amazed to see them blooming at the root of the tree!

First I thought they had been blown off the higher branches, and wanted to pick them up, when I found they were coming out from the ground.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

the same cherry after a week


the same cherry after a week
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

the same one as this pic (03 April 2005), after one week.

photo taken on 10 April 2005.

different kind of cherries


different kind of cherries
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A lot of cherry trees in Tokyo are "Somei-yoshino (in Japanese, ソメイヨシノ, but there are many different kind of cherries (sakura).

This very white cherry is "Oo-shima-zakura (in Japanese, 大島桜)".

The most outstanding difference is leaves come out at the same time as the blossoms.

photo taken on 9 April 2005.

different kind of cherries 2


different kind of cherries 2
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A lot of cherry trees in Tokyo are "Somei-yoshino (in Japanese, ソメイヨシノ)" but there are many different kind of cherries (sakura).

This very white cherry is "Oo-shima-zakura (in Japanese, オオシマザクラ)".

The most outstanding difference is leaves come out at the same time as the blossoms.

photo taken on 9 April 2005.

10 April 2005

with mom


with mom
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

son asking father


son asking father
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

friends strolling


friends strolling
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

self


self
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

shadows


shadows
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

water, bubbles and petals


water, bubbles and petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

bird, water and petals


bird, water and petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

my first sixty faves


my first sixty faves
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

as of 9 April 2005.

it is too hot for magnolia


it is too hot for magnolia
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

I think it was like 25 degrees centigrade during the day today. Ten days ago, it was 9 or 12...

it is so warm that even broccoli wants to bloom


it is so warm that even broccoli wants to bloom
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

This surely is - or rather *was* when I saw it a few weeks ago - broccoli.

expecting something?


expecting something?
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

chance!


chance!
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

people


people
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

people on the bridge 2


people on the bridge 2
Originally uploaded by nofrills.