From this past Spring, a lovely view from under the cherry blossoms.
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Autumn Death Flowers
Higanbana Group
A group of Higanbana, or death flowers as I explained a few days ago. They usually grow in patches like this and you find them everywhere. This particular patch was at a Shinto shrine.
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Today's Daily Photo
Higanbana
This is Higanbana (彼岸花), also known as a Spider Lily, or (as I like to call it) death flower. The bloom around the autumn equinox. In addition to equinox, higan also refers to the other shore of the Sanzu River. The Sanzu River is the Japanese version of the River Styx, or in other words the afterlife. They grow on the opposite shore and guide spirits into the next life. It’s also said when two people part for the final time, higanbana will bloom in their path as they depart from one another.
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Lotus blossoms in spring
Open & Closed
The lotus garden wasn’t as full this year at Iga Hachimangu as it has been in years past, but as you can see it was still quite nice. These lotuses are such beautiful flowers.
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Daily Photo: Purple Pink Petals [185/365]
It’s hydrangea (ajisai) time in Japan, which means these light purple bushy flowers are everywhere. Everywhere I look purple is by far the most common (as you will see if you follow that link to more ajisai shots below), so I went looking for a lighter color this time and found it. Continue Reading →
Death and life
Sakura and Mummy Tree
I’ve posted photos of these mummy trees before. I still have no idea why they wrap these trees up like this. Well, in this case at east, this mummy tree doesn’t appear all that healthy.
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When The Cherry Blossoms Fall...
Sakura Carpet
This is from towards the end of the cherry blossom viewing season. Just look at that ground. Maybe it’s not quite thick enough to be a carpet, but there are quite a lot of fallen petals there.
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That Time of year when the rivers turn pink
Leftover Sakura
I’ve shown you guys many shots of Sakura Fubuki, when the cherry blossom petals rain down like a blizzard. So what happens to the petals after they fall off?
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A Pink Blizzard
Cherry Blossom Shower
A Cherry Blossom Shower for you. This is the best part of the blossoms, when they rain down like snow, and I was sure to get several shots of it this year. Go look at some of the others.
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