blue
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
29 March 2006
blue
blue
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Veronica persica.
The flower is very small: five or six millimeters. Can be seen almost everywhere (as long as the land is not covered with concrete) in Tokyo and many parts of Japan.
And this colour of blue is called 瑠璃 (read "ru-ri) in Japanese, which seems to be related with "lapis lazuli".
* Tokyoknock has a superb photo of the same flower:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tokyoknock/115312945/
28 March 2006
Spot the difference (left and right)
Spot the difference (left and right)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Cherry blossoms usually have five sepals and five petals (as the right one).
And I didn't pick these off the tree. Birds did. They want the honey inside. I just found several of them on the grass, and picked them up, when I noticed the one with four sepals (the one the left).
Tree, blossoms and lines (background: blue-sky;)
Tree, blossoms and lines (background: blue-sky;)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Yesterday="background:gray-sky;"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/118062605/
Noble Queen
Noble Queen
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Maybe I should have bought this for my mother (not for me, of course).
View large and look at the letters (fonts) carefully. Really funny.
The phrase "noble queen" itself is not engrish, but the way they use it here is totally engrish.
A very scientific milk pan
A very scientific milk pan
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
... Yeah, I seem to know that somehow.
The milk pan comes in three colours (orange, light green and yellow) and I think I know why they printed this message on the bottom surface of the pan: they just wanted something. (In that case, most of Japanese manufacturers choose English, or engrish, rather than Japanese.)
BTW, what I like most is the spelling: "colour" not "color". But this message is not my work.
I'm feeling lucky!
I'm feeling lucky!
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
I bought some vegetables, coffee, biscuits etc at a local supermarket. The clerk was totally amused when she told me the total sum.
Rules in Tokyo
Rules in Tokyo
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
An open space which has six strict rules. (See notes.)
Tokyo, Japan.
Colours of Tokyo
Colours of Tokyo
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
No photoshopping. Real colour.
Recently I read a fake news on a Tokyo-based English magazine.
It goes:
The Last Piece of Ground Found in Japan! -- And Covered with Concrete Immediately
In the (fake) news, the Minister of Land Development (or something) says, "I am delighted to announce that now the land of Japan is 100 per cent covered."
Sick joke for a Tokyo resident.
27 March 2006
Tree, blossoms and lines
Tree, blossoms and lines
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
The third cherry tree I saw today.
When I went out of my house, the sky was clear and blue. But in five minutes, you see what happened. (This is not a black-and-white picture.)
And you know you can't avoid power lines in Tokyo sky. (^^)
Fallen
Fallen
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
The early-riser tree already has many flowers and petals fallen.
Two more days to see it in full bloom
Two more days to see it in full bloom
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
I've been away for a while and am back with the cherry blossom.
This tree is not in full bloom yet. Maybe in two or three days.
Cherry tree by Hokusai:
http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/kokuhoukan/ujiie-40.html
Last year:
http://whatiseehere.blogspot.com/2005_04_03_whatiseehere_archive.html
http://whatiseehere.blogspot.com/2005_04_10_whatiseehere_archive.html
Prunus mume (ume)
Prunus mume (ume)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Last year, different place:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/8267818/
Prunus mume (ume)
Prunus mume (ume)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Last year, different place:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/8267818/
26 February 2006
A wooden wall
A wooden wall
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Best viewed large.
An old wooden wall of an apparently abandoned house, which seems to be sixty years old or so.
Tokyo, Japan. (I was amazed to find this in the middle of an ordinary residential area.)
snake lookalike
snake lookalike
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
View large, and you'll find ...
I was looking at some images left on my camera, and found this.
Rotated image.
19 February 2006
A close view
A close view
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Best viewed large.
Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.
In a front yard of a block of flats. Tokyo, Japan.
22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.
From archive (On a sunny day, February 2005):
With some snow
With some snow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Best viewed large.
Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.
On the previous day. we had the first snowfall here in Tokyo. Some of the snow on the bush had gone, and this is the only flower I found that was alive and clearly seen as a flower in a front yard of a block of flats.
22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.
White, pink, green and yellow
White, pink, green and yellow
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Best viewed large.
Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.
On the previous day. we had the first snowfall here in Tokyo. Some of the snow on the bush had gone, and this is the only flower I found that was alive and clearly seen as a flower in a front yard of a block of flats.
22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.
Alive
Alive
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Best viewed large.
Sazanka (see this page for detailed information) in the snow.
22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.
14 February 2006
White snow on red leaves
White snow on red leaves
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
best viewed large.
22 January 2006, Tokyo (in my neighbourhood).
Ice on twigs
Ice on twigs
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Best viewed large. You can see the colours of the buds on the larger version.
Spring is still two months ahead, but they are preparing for it.
22 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan.
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