Rhododendron indicum There’s a baby praying mantis!

皐月

赤ちゃん蟷螂が花の上で遊んでいます

なんてきれいな赤ピンク

自然の素晴らしさに毎日癒されます

かわいいカマキリ❤️

今日もありがとう

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Yamabuki, bright yellow flowers

山吹の色って

きれい

黄色でもなく山吹色

万葉集 昔の人も

この花 愛でたんだ

素敵なつながり

昔も今も

ながれている

同じ心

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Yamabuki, with its bright yellow flowers, is the origin of the word “yama-buki” (meaning “mountain-buki color”). It is said to have been cultivated in Japan since the Manyoshu period. Legend has it that a gold coin dropped in a valley turned into yamabuki flowers around a stream.

At Today’s Walking Path

買い物の帰り みつけた

赤と白がかわいい花

小さくて かわいい

公園に咲いてた

花言葉

長生き 知恵 

なんだって

Salvia microphylla

Origin of the name
The name comes from the sweet, cherry-like aroma of the leaves when they are rubbed. Salvia, the genus name, is also derived from the Latin words “salvare” (cure) and “salveo” (health), referring to the fact that it is a member of the sage family, which is popular as a medicinal herb. The scientific name microphylla means “of small leaves.

flower symbolism

Immortality, long life, wisdom

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Chaenomeles japonicaFruits behind the flowers.

花の後ろ

ジャジャーン

実が隠れてる

うーうん いい香り

りんご 白い花 柑橘系さわやかさも

自然ってすごいな〜

ひっそりと 行われる

地球はまわっている

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Chaenomeles japonica

Fruits behind the flowers.

smells so good!

Grandpa says they’re not edible.

It smells of apple, pear and citrus.