a hibiscus which bloomed in my front yard

I've used EOS7D after a long time. I was fed up with the size and the weight of EOS7D with macro lens.

After all, a mirrorless SLC is the best for me, because of its light weight and compact size. That's why, I'm addicted to Fujifilm X-T1 and X-E1 thoroughly.

Scent of lily of the valley

The photo has been originally uploaded by Yuichi Momma's photostream in flickr

Flowers of lily of the valley give off refreshing scent faintly.
I think, it's so nice, if I could share such scent with you on the net.
Is it feasible???

I'd like to share with you this image instead of refreshing scent.
Thank you for your viewing my photos with valuable comments throughout a week.
I wish you all a happy weekend.

Lily of the valley bloomed in my garden

The photo has been originally uploaded by Yuichi Momma's photostream in flickr.

The lily of the valley has begun to bloom finally in the garden of my home.
The flowering of this year is a little later than usual because of a heavy snow at the February of this year.

snow-covered potted plant

snow-covered potted plant, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

When I opened window shutters this morning, everything outside was covered with snow.
The photo was taken through the window of my room.

a small visitor that perched on potted lavender in my yard

a small visitor that perched on potted lavender in my yard, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

A small visitor will probably be Pale Grass Blue, but it does not matter for me what name of that butterfly is.
Most important for me that is to take a picture like this, and that is to be my most precious time.

blow steam to departure

blow steam to departure, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The Mooka Railway is now operating steam engine service for tourists between Shimodate station and Motegi station every Saturday.
Operating distance of this railway is approximately 26 miles and there are 17 stations including both terminals.

Steam engine "C12 66" shown in the image above was built in 1933.

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Flowering of Mock Strawberry

Flowering of Mock Strawberry, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

It is a very small flower. Diameter of the flower is about 1.5cm at most.
The flower of Mock Strawberry has five petals normally, but I found a flower which has six petals that might be a mutation.
I felt a bit joy like found a four-leaf clover.

The photo was taken by EOS 7D + Planar 50mm f/1.4 + Extension Tube EF12 II on 30th April in my garden.

Lily of the Valley which bloomed in my yard

Lily of the Valley which bloomed in my yard, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I planted several lilies of the valley in my garden few years ago. And the lily of the valley has continued to increase every year. Currently, a flower bed has been occupied thickly by lily of the valley.
I enjoyed so refreshing scent of flowers of the lily of the valley while taking pictures.

drops on petals

drops on petals, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

A tulip coming into bloom closed its petals tightly to endure cold rain of spring.
The photo was taken @ yard yesterday.

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Golden flowers of spring

Golden flowers of spring, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The plant is called Sansyu-yu in Japanese as I told in my previous upload. The Sansyu-yu is also known as "Haru-kogane-bana" that means "Spring Golden Flower" in word-for-word translation.

burst to bloom

burst to bloom, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

Japanese cornel, called "Sansyu-yu" in Japanese, bloomed like split opened or burst from a husk.
The plant is a species of dogwood family and native to China, and came to Japan via Korea peninsula at early 18the century as a medicinal plant.
It is said that the seeds harvested from the plant are to be effective in treating infertility and poor circulation.
The bud of this plant is wrapped in a hard husk shown in the image below.