Sakura, サクラ

One of the oldest trees in the Island Park of Nokonoshima

Warbling White-eye, メジロ

 A magnificent tree, not yet in full bloom

Below with Nanohana in the back ground

When I looked at the birds in the cherryblossom I saw these as well. Not Sakura, but will enyone notice? Warbling White-eye, メジロ

Nanohana, 菜の花

Overwhelmingly yellow.

I cannot type the English name because the posting maybe even my whole blog might get blocked!

Nokonoshima

Itoshima

Small Copper, ベニシジミ

Meadow Bunting, ホオジロ

Chestnut-eared Bunting, ホオアカ

Noko again

Mt Aso adventure, March 1-3

 3 days to get the taste of a different Mt. Aso

Riding mountain e-bikes from the train station to the very top - and back. 6 hours

photo by Asobe staff

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Trying to climb stairs on the bike - I fell off and.......

Luckily I was still able to walk, cycle AND take some photos

Visiting an old farmhouse pension and a 1000 year old vilage

Shojobakama,  ショウジョウバカマ、Heloniopsis orientalis

Flower of Wasabi, わさびの花

Fuki, フキノトウ、Petasites japonicus, also known as butterbur,

Japanese andromeda (アセビ)

Returning to the mountain at night. It started snowing

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Wind and snow. -5°C

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Silence. Just a few bellows of distance deer.

It was cold but in the quietness and the warmth of the fire we felt  kind of spiritual.

The next day, back to Fukuoka

Thanks to Asobe staff for their kind support