Ume, Japanese plum

This is Ume, Japanese plum in Bonsai. It's about 20 cm tall. As you see, almost in full bloom now.
This is part of Floral Friday Fotos.

Winter Blue Sky

This is part of Skywatch Friday.

Floral Friday Fotos

This is part of Floral Friday Fotos.

Ferris Wheel Sepia

This is part of Our World Tuesday.

Daffodil Field

This is Kuroiwa Daffodil Field in Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture. Now it is in the midst of winter, but daffodil has started to bloom in the steep hillside.

This is part of Skywatch Friday.

Wakayama Castle

This is a stair corridor bridge. I took off my shoes and stpped down. You can see how it looks like from outside in the second picture. I took these pictures at Wakayama Castle today.

Our World Tuesday

  At the Expo Park in Osaka. This is part of Our World Tuesday.

Ruby Tuesday Too

Now I enjoy autumn leaves. This is part of Ruby Tuesday Too.

Cosmos Season

This is part of Floral Friday Fotos.

White Spider Lily

Red-color spider lilies are more common than white ones. We can see lots of them on the border of the rice fields.
This is part of Floral Friday Fotos.

Autumn Flowers

Hello friends, after a break, I am back here again. Now here in Osaka I feel autumn breeze. Nice season for walking. Spider lilies have started to bloom, which is one of the main images of autumn to me.
This is part of Floral Friday Fotos.

Lotus Reflection

This is part of Floral Flower Fotos and Weekend Repflections.

Cotton Kimono Ladies

Took this picture at Yasaka Shrine yesterday. These kimono ladies are Maiko, apprentice Geisha. They were going into the shrine hall to attend the ceremony.
Their red Obi sash and beautiful hairstyle attracted me. Maiko are always photogenic.
This is part of Ruby Tuesday Too.

Ruby Tuesday Too

I like the contrast of bright red and green.
This is part of Ruby Tuesday Too.

Monday Mellow Yellows

tropical flowers in Taketomi Island

This is part of Monday Mellow Yellows.

Taketomi Island

 

This is Taketomi Island, ten minutes by high-speed craft from Ishigaki Island. The islanders are proud of its tradition and lifestyle. They have preserved their housing tradition. As you see above, it is characterized by its red roof tiles and  coral limestone walls. And every house has a very attractive decoration called Shisa on the roof. It is regarded as guardian.
This is part of Skywatch Friday.

Ishigaki Island

 I visited three southern islands of Okinawa Prefecture. They are Ishigaki Island, Taketomi Island and Iriomote Island. Today I show you the pictures of Ishigaki Island.

Kabira Bay
 

This is part of Skywatch Friday.

Indian Coral Tree

This is DEIGO in Japanese. It's a tropical tree and this is my first time to find one in our region.  I found one at the Oji Zoo in Kobe. I had a wonderful time with my two grandkids on Sunday.
This is pat of Ruby Tuesday Too.

Japanese Iris

This is part of Floral Friday Fotos.

Dragonfly on Break

Found this dragonfly in the iris garden yesterday. It looked like posing on the iris bud for a couple of minutes.

This is part of Outdoor Wednesday.