sparkling bloom, Cornelian Cherries

sparkling bloom, Cornelian Cherries, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

This flower is called Sansyu-yu (山茱萸) in Japanese, and it is one of species of dogwood . The plant is a flowering tree, usually 5 feet to 20 feet tall as shown in below. Sansyu-yu is also one of flowers that blooms in early spring as same as Japanese plum blossoms.

setsubun-sou, an endangered species

setsubun-sou, an endangered species, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The flower called Setsubun-sou is very small, diameter of the flower is about 20 mm from 15 mm at most.
In general, it is said that this flower blooms around the Risshun (or Lichun in Chinese : 立春) which means the first day of spring, 4th to 5th of February each year, in terms of the traditional East Asian calender.　However, flowering time in here is the late February from beginning of March.

Setsubun-sou is one of species in the family of Ranunculaceae, and it is being designated as an endangered species in the red data book of the Ministry of Environment of Japan. It is said that Setsubun-sou grows in colonies like this is to be rare in Japan.
Therefore, we are requested to protect it in order to take over in the future.

function that called single color mode

function that called single color mode, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The camera has a function that called single color mode. You can chose any one from colors like red, orange, yellow, green, blue and/or purple. The photo was taken with yellow in the single color mode.
Things like this I wonder, is it in the wrong way for the nature photography?

in the shine of bright sunlight in early spring

in the shine of bright sunlight in early spring, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

It will soon be the Vernal Equinox Day.
Light of the sun has also increased warmth.
Mood to the spring increases in my mind.

Flower arrangement with hanging scroll in Tokonoma

Flower arrangement with hanging scroll in Tokonoma, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

This is an image of typical Japanese taste.
A flower arrangement and Kakejiku (hanging scroll) are displayed in the alcove, which is called Tokonoma in Japanese, in a room of my home.
The scene like this is widely common in Japanese homes.
A picture of horses is drawn on the hanging scroll that is called ink wash painting or brush painting. Technique of ink wash painting was developed in China in the 7th century. I bought that hanging scroll at a souvenir shop in Gui-Lin (桂林） or Xia Men 厦門 more than a decade ago.

buds

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buds, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

It was an impressive scene that the fluff of buds were shining with sunlight.
I felt from such scene like spring is just around the corner.

Crocuses bloomed

Crocuses bloomed, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

After the snow had melted, crocuses began to bloom all at once in my garden.

plum brossoms

plum brossoms, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The air is still cold, but the sunlight has already become bright and spring-like.
At last the plum trees just started to bloom in the town where I live in.