star and jet trails

It was very cold during taking pictures of the star trails last night. I was just standing on a playground nearly one hour. My camera was taking pictures automatically based on the setting I provided. I was just waiting until my camera finished shooting of 350 frames. The picture above was composed from 350 frames of photograph.

snowstorm

snowstorm, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

Heavy snowstorm struck Japan on Saturday. All domestic flights departing from Tokyo were cancelled due to heavy snow. Other all public transportations were also delayed or cancelled.
According to the TV news, more than 400 people were injured by accidents which related by snow. Fortunately, I was safe even I took a walk in snow to take photos of snowy scene.
The image above was taken at a Shinto shrine in my neighbourhood.

Daffodils bloomed under winter sunshine

Daffodils bloomed under winter sunshine, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I found some daffodils bloomed on a slop of the hill facing south when I took a stroll to the hill near by my house yesterday. It was severe cold day with strong north wind, but I felt spring in my heart when I took this photo.

A springlike atmosphere

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Gerbera, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The image above was taken at a florist in my neighbourhood.
The shopfront of a florist was filled with a springlike atmosphere.

The last autumnal leaves

This picture was taken in my neighbourhood a few days ago. Some Japanese maple leaves were left on twigs and lighted up by the setting sun. I was fascinated by color of leaves.

just before sunset

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

The fallen leaves of ginkgo are like a totally golden carpet.　Sunlight before sunset colored the fallen leaves into gold.

be absorbed in a suck of honey from flower

be absorbed in a suck of honey from flower, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I approached a honey bee within few inches from tip of the lens、but the bee did not fly away. She was absorbed in a suck of honey from cornflower.
Otherwise, I could not take such a picture by manual focusing lens.

After she flew away, I picked the flower and bit it a bit. But it was no taste at all.
She probably sucked all sweet from the flower completely(^0^)!

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I wish you a happy weekend!!

typical flower in the rainy season

typical flower in the rainy season, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The Japan Meteorological Agency officially announced yesterday that the rainy season started ten days earlier than usual here in Kanto region.

Flowers of hydrangea become more and more beautiful day by day, because, hydrangea is typical flower in the rainy season here.

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Wishing you all a wonderful Thursday.

blooms in pure white

blooms in pure white, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

kalmia was blooming in pure white that reminds me of a wedding dress.

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iris

iris, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The photo was taken by Olympus pen E-P3 with Ai Nikkor 35mm f/2.0 when I took a stroll in my neighbourhood.

I am irritated at so slow response of flickr after changed to its new looks. Visibility has been improved a lot but quick response have been lost. I really hope flickr to improve the response time.

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An expression of my sympathy

An expression of my sympathy, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I express my sincere sympathy to all victims of Oklahoma tornado.
The most sad is that many children were killed. I pray for the repose all of their soul.

Happy Sunday Morning!

Happy Sunday Morning!, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

This is the last photo of SAKURA to be shared from my photostream in this season.
The cherry blossom front is moving up north. So I'm looking forward to view more photos of SAKURA to be shared from other flickr members who live in northern countries.
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Wishing you all a happy Sunday and wonderful week ahead!