February 25, 2013

Hikage to Mt. Kobotoke-Shiroyama, Takao (February 23rd)

Chrysosplenium album var. stamineum (Hana Nekonome).
The buds were still tiny.
ちっちゃい蕾、見つけました。


     We went to Hikage and Mt. Kobotoke-Shiroyama.  When we got to the entrance of the trail to Hikage, there was more snow than we had thought.  It seems it will be for a while till spring comes, but we found some signs of early spring here and there.  We also found an interesting trail from Mt. Kobotoke-Shiroyama down to Hikage.  The trail will be more interesting in spring, too.

久しぶりに日影から小仏城山に登ってきました。日影には、思いのほか、雪が残っています。
写真には撮れませんでしたが、ルリビタキにも出会いました。
城山に近くなると、タチツボスミレがぽつぽつ咲いていました。なめこ汁とおにぎりでお昼にした後、いつもなら高尾山方面に進むところなのですが、かなり泥でぬかるんでいたので、日影にまた下ることにしました。山頂からほどなくして山の方にそれる道を今回、初めて試してみました。
なかなか、面白い道でした。どこにたどり着くのか全く分からない状態で歩くのも、たまにはわくわくして楽しかったです。


There was more snow than we had expected by the Hikage creek.

Cedar trees have lots of flowers this year.

Prunella rubida (Kayakuguri, Japanese accentor).
地面をちょこちょこ歩いて餌をついばんでいました。

Garrulax canorus (Gabi-chou).

Viola grypoceras (Tachitsubo Sumire).

Viola grypoceras (Tachitsubo Sumire).

Viola grypoceras (Tachitsubo Sumire).

Mt. Kobotoke-Shiroyama.

The view from the top of Mt. Kobotoke-Shiroyama.

We took a different trail down from Mt. Kobotoke-Shiroyama.
It was actually an interesting trail with some hardwood patches.

Cymbidium goeringii (Shun-ran).
This plant has already had a few buds.
シュンランも蕾がついているものが見つかりました。

February 8, 2013

Nogawa Park (February 9th)

Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).

     Finally, I went out to see some Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou) flowers in Nogawa Park in our neighborhood.  I have been busy for a while, so I couldn't go out anywhere and have left this blog alone.
     In the park we found some early spring flowers including Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou), which bloom around the day of Setsubun, the day before the beginning of spring.  Each flowers are pretty little, but the contrast of the colors, blue and yellow, is amazing.



Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).
Adonis amurensis (Fukuju-sou).

Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).

 Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).
 Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).
 Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).
  
Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).

Chimonanthus praecox f. concolor (Soshin Roubai).

Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Shime).

Veronica persica (Oo Inu-no-Fuguri).

Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis (Nihon Zuisen).