Can not you see mt. Fuji ?

The view of mt. Fuji from the air plane to Tokyo from Matsuyama.

ちっちゃい富士山が、見えますか？

ちっちゃな黒い三角形です。画面中央、雲の間に、チラリと見えます。

The view from the train in Matsuyama town.

街中を走っています。

The train is going in Matsuyama town.

The train in Matsumaya

Some photos of the train in Matsuyama.

良い天気です。電車の連写です。

This is the view from the train that is to Matsuyama from Marugame.

This is Setonaikai.

Sunrise at Marugame city in Kagawa

You can see the Marugame castle at the top of the hill. 

Go to Matsuyama city in Ehime.

At marugame station.

Anpanman train !

We wii get on Shiokaze train to Matsuyama.

Ships at Setonaikai.

This is the ferry which we boarded from the Shinokayama Port to Shodoshima.

It takes 70 minutes.

And we went to the Takamatsu Port by high speed ship from Shodoshima.

It takes 35 minutes .

Olive

This is olive in shodoshima island.

小豆島のオリーブです。

Shodo shima. island sunset

小豆島の日没です。

Korakuen and Okayama castle

The garden was originally called Koen means back-garden because it was behind Okayama Castle.

However, since the garden was built the spirit of grieve earlier than others, the name was changed to KORAKUEN in 1871.

  Okayama castle

The waterweed at KORAKUEN GARDEN in OKAYAMA

Lotus pot in water

at KORAKUEN GARDEN

KORAKUEN GARDEN

We visited KORAKUEN GARDEN this afternoon.

KORAKUEN GARDEN is one of the three must be beautiful gardens in Japan, is  a cultural heritage site for the world to treasure.

In 1687, Ikeda Tsunamas, daimyo , Japanese feudal lord, ordered Tsuda Nagamasa to begin construction of KORAKUEN.

It was completed in 1700, and has retained it's original appearance down to the present day, except for a few changes by various daimyo.

KORAKUEN is one of the few Daimyo gardens in the provinces where historical change can be observed, thanks to the many Edo Period paintings and Ikeda Family records and documents left behind.

The garden was used as a place for daimyo, although regular folk could also visit on certain days.

In 1884, own ship was transferred to Okayama prefecture and the garden was opened to the public.

The garden suffered severe damage during the floods of 1934 and during WWⅡ bombing in 1945, but has been restored based on Edo Period paintings and diagrams.

In 1952, KORAKUEN  GARDEN was designated as a Speial Scenic Location under the Cultural Properties Protection Law, and is managed as  historical cultural asset to be passed to future generations.

（From a brochure）

Travel

We left Shinagawa Station  in this morning. 

Got on Nozomi of the Shinkansen. 

We are going to arrive to Okayama Station at about 12:00.

Beta seems to be sick...

His tail is bleeding.

I moved him to the salty water in order to care.

I hope he will be fine.....

A Cardinal tetra has gone

One cardinal tetra is dead in this morning.

We pray that his soul may rest in peace.

Gogh sunflower

The next one is the photo that we call  Gogh sunflower.

Actually  these flowers looks like that he would painted.

Come to see these flowers in japan.

Monet sunflower

We call this sunflower  Monet sunflower. Everybody know he is a great artist.

This photo from a park in kagawa prefecture in Japan. 

This color looks pale yellow ,  so cool and beautiful!!   

Thank you so much for this photo.

Igo lunch box

I call this Igo lunch box.  See white stone and black stone.

I found blue beta in hemit crabs house.

I found him at last this morning.

He has been dried.  Of course he is dead.

I guess he  jumped out of water and to hemit crabs house.

And. They. must be eaten him.

God bless him.

My gold fish became being fine this morning ! ちび金魚治った！

His white spots on his body is disappeared.

It is the time for going back to home.

He has come back to his home from the hospital, that is in salty water.

See his body, the white spots has gone.

ちび金魚の身体の白点消えました。良かった。塩水の効き目大ですね。

Have you ever seen my blue beta???

Beta is disappeared  !

We tried to find him in our room.

But he is not here.    Where did he go ?

I  heard that beta sometimes jump from water.

Well,  he must be gone...... I am so sad...

気がついたら、ベタがいなくなってしまいました（泣）

ネットで調べたら、フタをしていないと飛び出すこともあると。

今日、日向水を足してあげたのが、まずかったのか。

ショック・・   何処かで干からびてるのかなあ（泣）

I am a vegetarian.

 I like lettuces. It is so delicious.   夜行性のヤドカリくん。珍しく昼間に食事中。

New friends. またまた・・

5 new friends from Zoo, pet shop at Ebisu ,Tokyo.

Cardinal tetra.   Blue bright color fish.

So beautiful.   カージナルテトラ。ネオンテトラより群泳するそう。

This is his hospital. 治療中。

He is in the 10％ salty water.  I hope he will be good soon.  塩水浴が効くそうです。がんばれ〜

I do not think my small gold fish feel so good.

It has some white spots on its body . うちのチビ金魚が白点病にかかった様です・・

Lets go to the hospital, honey !    手当しなきゃ・・

To be continue......

27℃

Today's water temperature?   Tokyo,Japan.

今日も東京は残暑厳しく外気温は33℃とか、・・。水の中はいいですね〜

They are our new friends.

They came from Zoo, the pet shop at Ebisu, sibuya word Tokyo.

You know,two are the baby angel fishes.   They are so small, 2cm.  You know that big angel fish is so expensive,for example, 2000 yen 〜5000yen. But they are not expensive. Because they are baby.  One is for 250yen at Zoo pet shop,Ebisu.

They are so cute. I worried about our beta. Because I thought our beta does not like the new fishes.

But our beta does not attack to them.  I am glad to see that.

またまた新しい家族。ちっこいエンジェルフィッシュです。大きさ約2cm。

先住のベタ君との相性を心配していましたが、今のところケンカも無く、一応ホッとしています。

At the end of summer. 夏の終わり

有栖川公園にて。

In. Arisugawa. Park. 

The Arisugawa no Miya Memorial Park (the place used to be imperial prince Taruhito’s villa  located in Minato Ward, Tokyo ）

The sleeping gold fishes. 眠る金魚

午前4時。暑くて目が覚めた・・ 

It is Four o'clock.  I woke up because it is too hot.

金魚たちが寝ている。

My gold fishes are sleeping.

水底に二匹。  

The two is on the bottom of the water.

水面近くに二匹。

The two is on the surface of the water.

彼らはそれぞれ気に入った場所をシェアしている。

They are sleeping in their favorite places.

パソコンで描いてみました

ウチのベタです。

iPadの画面に指で描きました。

うまくコントロール出来ないのが面白かったです。

暑い！！

（2013年8月10日の投稿）

毎日、暑いですね。

甲府と高知では、40度を超えたとか・・

東京、現在、恵比寿ですが、朝なのに、メチャメチャ暑いです。

歩道のアスファルトで焼かれているよう・・

上から下から横から、熱風が・・

じわじわと蒸し焼きにされている気がします。


花壇の草も、コリウスがもうシナシナで、いくら水をやっても

シャキッとなりません。

地上部はバッサリいった方がいいかなあと思案中。

コクチナシに大量発生していたオオスカシバ（蛾）の

幼虫は、葉っぱを食べ過ぎて、身を隠す所が無くなってしまい、

鳥に食べられたり、陽にさらされて、・・・結局、みんな死んでしまったようです。

捕殺しようか考え中だったのですが、

都心では、オオスカシバの幼虫でさえ、貴重な生き物のひとつで、

しばらく観察しようと思っていた矢先の、成り行きと言うか、

生態系の摂理の成す技だったと言うか。

しかし、自分の家までたべちゃったらいけませんよ。虫くん。

さておき、今日も暑くなりそう。

皆様くれぐれも熱中症には気をつけて下さいね。



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