poppy asterisk
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
11 June 2006
poppy petal after the rain
poppy petal after the rain
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
View large.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
another set of poppy petals
another set of poppy petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Shot as they were.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
a set of poppy petals
a set of poppy petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
As they were. A close-up shot is here.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
I was reminded of this picture of mine...
rose petals
rose petals
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
The wind had blown off the petals and people had stepped on them, apparently.
As they were.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
a rose petal
a rose petal
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
As they are.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
rose petals after the rain
rose petals after the rain
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Just after the rain, Sunday 29 May 2006.
Tokyo, Japan.
Daisy Fleabane
Daisy Fleabane
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
View large. I never thought this weed was this beautiful. You can't walk in a Japanese suburban or urban areas, without seeing this flower in May.
This flower is called ヒメジオン (hi me ji o n) in Japanese. ヒメ (姫: hi me) means "small, tiny" and ジオン (ji o n) must be referring this kind of daisies.
Another name for this flower is ビンボウグザ (bi n bo u gu sa). ビンボウ (bi n bo u) means "poor, skint, deprived". グサ (gu sa) is basically クサ (ku sa), which means "plant, weed". So ビンボウグザ (bi n bo u gu sa) is "poor person's flower". I don't know anything about why it is called so, but when I was young, my grandmother used to tell me not to pick this flower because "it will make you poor". But I couldn't resist. They were so pretty, and they were everywhere. Probably that's why I'm not rich? ;-)
x-mark against the sky
x-mark against the sky
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Judging from the look of the sky, tomorrow will be... cloudy, though it's just stopped raining.
one feather
one feather
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
A bit big for a dove feather?
28 May 2006, around 15.30.
Tokyo, Japan
after the rain
after the rain
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Just after the rain: we've had ENOUGH rain indeed...
28 May 2006, around 15.30.
Tokyo, Japan
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