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★ The Cherry Path

JapanDave — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:58:25 +0000

This is from last year, a preview of what we will be seeing in about two months or so, with luck. Cherry Blossoms!! Various other kinds start blooming soon (The kawazuzakura near me are already starting to bud), but the main attraction are the someiyoshino, and they don’t bloom till April.

Now after the blossoms start falling, everything turns pink. Looking down becomes almost as enjoyable as looking up! On those rare spring days without wind, this path can get completely covered with blossoms. This day had far too much wind for that, and it was towards the end when not many blossoms were left, but it still makes for a nice photo, I thought.

Thanks for reading! ~David LaSpina

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★ Sakura and taikobashi

JapanDave — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:12:02 +0000

Posted in Flowers iPhoneography

From this past Spring, a lovely view from under the cherry blossoms.

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★ Higanbana Group

JapanDave — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:37:02 +0000

Posted in Daily Photo Flowers HDR

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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★ Higanbana

JapanDave — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:03:23 +0000

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.

A creepy flower, eh? They are often planted along rice fields to keep pests away. The bulb of these flowers is poisonous, so field mice and other creatures stay away.

I took tons of photos of them today. Here’s one. I didn’t do much to process this, just gave it a strong S curve to increase the contrast and adjusted the white balance a bit.

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★ Open & Closed

JapanDave — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:12:54 +0000

Posted in Daily Photo Flowers

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. Did you know they are self cleaning? More here.

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