I was watching this from here yesterday.

She or he KNOWS which ones are tasty.

She seemed to be satisfied with just ONE piece and went away.

The red fruit this squirrel eating is crab apple.


(April 9, 2006)

Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Malus

A blue eye squirrel, but no pupil

(2009 Oct. 17)

What happened to this squirrel?
He or she must be blind . . .
since he was born?
Why? How?

Tricyrtis

I found Tricyrtis (Toad Lily) in Seattle!






(August 29, 2009)


Below are Tricyrtis I shot in Japan last year.


(Tokyo Oct. 2008)

I had seen images on websites but never saw a real Tricyris before. Though it was rainy in the morning, and cloudy while I was at the garden, it began to shine at the end when I found this flower. And! the light came through trees.



At the moss garden in Hakone, Oct. 2008

I went to watch birds, but

. . . I enjoyed my sunny autumn morning walking.

Lycoris

I call them "autumn lily" but this Lycoris squamigera is called "naked lady". And it's Amaryllidaceae, not Liliaceae.






These pink "naked ladies" --because of no leaves? -- were at my friend's garden in Shoreline.


Images below are another Lycoris, but I never saw this kind in Seattle yet.







While this Lycoris radiata is called spider lily in English, Japanese call this higanbana because this blooms around higan, (autumn) equinox. So higanbana 彼岸花 literally means the equinox flower blossom. They also call this manjyushage 曼珠沙華 -- white flowers in heaven which associates with the Buddhist scriptures.

Humming Bird

Have you ever seen a sitting humming bird???

"New Age"

Kenmore Art Show:
August 22 – 30, 2009
Northlake Lutheran Churchi
6620 NE 185th St.
Kenmore, WA 98028
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I created this around the solar eclipse of 22 July this year. So . . . I thought I was creating bright side of "New Age" but it turned out mysterious and dark.

I received Honorable Mention for "New Age". This is my third year to enter my work and the first time to receive award at this juried show.