Thursday, April 25, 2024 Pushkinia ribanotica is one of the first pretty flowers to bloom on the ground after the snow melts. The small white petals ooze a pale sky blue, like a spring fairy. The transparent and very neat appearance is a gentle spring [...].
Tuesday, April 24, 2024, Saku-chan, the cat of the Kitajima family next door, is sunbathing in the sun with a dignified face. What is he staring at? What is that thing at the end of her serious stare? It has begun to move [...].
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 The "butterbur sprouts", the messenger of spring, have sprouted and emerged from the melting snow soil. This wild vegetable native to Japan releases a unique bittersweet flavor and aroma! The fresh color of the young greens sparkles as if to indicate the joy of spring's arrival, and it is a heart-warming [...].
Friday, April 19, 2024, an indigo-white hazy spring day, a peaceful scene with migratory birds flying around and the mind and body relaxing in a daze. ◇ ikuko (photo by noboru)
April 18, 2024 (Thursday) Swans and geese fly together in resonance across the bright blue spring sky. The geese shake their heads horizontally and the swans shake their heads vertically to signal their flight! Because of their similar lifestyles, [...].
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Migratory birds landed in the melting rice paddies, and all the birds were enthusiastically pecking at the fallen ears of rice and other food. Chattering and chattering, they are energized by their bellies full of delicious fallen ears [...].
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 With their large, bright white wings fluttering leisurely across the bright blue sky, these birds adapt to their various environments, flying solo at their own pace, flying in groups of three with a strong sense of camaraderie, or flying in V formation moving as a group, and fluttering leisurely across the [...].
Monday, April 15, 2024, the season for spring migratory bird flights to and from Siberia is upon us. The flight route is the "Hokkaido Central Flyway. The flight route over the plains of central Hokkaido from the Yufutsu Plains in Tomakomai to the Ishikari Plain and the North Sorachi Plain [...].
Friday, April 12, 2024. Mt. Setai seen from beyond the Mitani area near the town boundary with Masuge Town. With the flattened ridge spreading out and towering majestically above us, we took a deep breath of fresh air. The life-giving energy in your body [...].
April 11, 2024 (Thursday) A field of lingering snow with snow-melting agent patterns emerging. The white clouds drifting gently in the blue sky, smiling at us, gently watching over us for the beginning of spring. ◇ ikuko (photo by nobo [...])
April 10, 2024 (Wed.) An excavator takes a rest in the warm spring sun! With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to the mighty excavators who worked so hard all winter long. Thank you for your hard work! Thank you [...].
Monday, April 8, 2024 April marks the beginning of the "Qingming" season, the breath of spring. It is the time when all life begins to sprout in the warmth of spring, awakening from the cold winter sleep. In the clear, clean air, the whiteness of the snow and the blue [...].
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 A view of the town as seen from the hill with a view. The town's fields have been sprayed with snow-melting chemicals, and the town's pattern is woven with a mixture of white and gray. With the arrival of spring, farm work begins [...].
Monday, April 1, 2024 Pink flowers & a cute little snowman attached to a bus stop window! And, handmade art flowers "Cherry Blossoms & Pussy Willow" beckon warm spring! The pink petals are soothing, and the pussy willow [...].
Friday, March 29, 2024 A time when the brilliant spring sunlight makes my heart lighten and relax peacefully! Come Spring! I can't wait for the coming of spring. photo by no [...].
March 28, 2024 (Thursday) Snowflakes glistening in the sunlight on the snowfield. The sparkling snowflakes in seven shimmering colors, a moment that makes your heart flutter, as if you were suddenly warped into a different space and invited into another world! The sparkling snowflakes in the snowfield [...].
March 27, 2024 (Wednesday) The days of "three cold and four warm days," with a repetition of cold and warm temperatures. The white snow-covered Etai-dake mountain rises into the clear blue sky, and the warm sunlight gently watches over the whole town as it waits for spring. The scenery is so beautiful that the whole town is waiting for the spring.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Last night, Monday, March 25, was the Worm Moon! This March full moon is named as the time when Worms (insects) wake up from hibernation! The full moon with its magnificent light and the night [...].
Monday, March 25, 2024 A pure white snowy mountain floating in a blue sky reminiscent of outer space. Footprints on the snow. The snow sometimes drowns out the footprints, but they are still there. What are you looking for?
March 20, 2024 (Wednesday) The setting sun in the west. Tomorrow is the vernal equinox, the day when day and night are the same length. The west is the other shore (the world of enlightenment, the other world), and the east is this shore (the world full of troubles, this world). He, when the sun sets in the true west [...].
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