Yesterday my friend asked me,
"How is the blooming of Sakura on Mt. Takane? Because I have my own Sakura there."
As I was not able to answer him I decided to go this mountain to check Sakura blossoms with my son today. (Actually there are our three sakura trees there too!)
When we got off our car we started to walk.
This is a small place to see Izu seven island on the way to the top of mountain…..
Today when I came back from Shimoda to Sakuraya I found that something is flying around the Sakura tree next to the entrance of Sakuraya building.
Yes, that was "White-eye" (Mejiro in Japanese).
When the Sakura trees have the flowers this bird come to get its honey.
This bird makes us to feel the spring has come!
Yesterday when I went to Minami Izu-cho, Southern area in Izu peninsula I went to
Shimokamo-town where Sakura festival takes place this month, but they hadn’t had many cherry blossoms there yet …….
Today my son and I went to the beach to fly a kite.
Actually we went to Shimoda town to buy a kite yesterday and had already gone to the beach to do it, but we didn’t have enough wind to fly it.
But we had good wind for it today.
So I decided to do it again…..
We could see a blue sea after a long time.
I think it had been cloudy and rainy these more than 10 days, so I feel happy to see it this afternoon.
"Yes, Shirahama beach and sea are really gorgeous!!"
I have been living here for 16 years but when I can see the blue sea like today it makes me very happy.
Izu Oshima island still has snow today.
Today it was very warm here in Shirahama.
Now it already is in December but it is not cold in these days.
When I went to the beach with my son there was nobody walking there on the beach and no surfers in the sea.
Because they didn’t have good wave today.
Yes, it was very silent……
Today, as my wife had to wok her job my son, Yuuki and I went to the amusement park "Izu Bio Park" in Inatori town.
On the way to Inatori I took this picture as usual.
This is Shirahama Chuou Beach near Shimoda Prince Hotel.
I could see Izu Oshima island clearly today.
From Shirahama it takes about 25 mintues by car to Bio Park….
Today, as I had to go to Kawazu town for shopping my son and I went to "Kawazu Seven Water Falls" to check the color of leaves.
Now "Amagi Red Leaves Festival" is taking place at Amagi moutain in Izu peninsula until November 30th.
Probably the color of leaves are in a good season at the top of Amagi mountains, but only some trees had red and yellow leaves in Kawazu Seven water falls area.
It means that it is still early to get the beautiful leaves this year…..
When I was in my home I didn’t notice but …..
As I had to go to Post Office I depart from my house by car, and I found 4 ships on the ocean on the way to the Route 135.
In winter we sometimes have a strong wind from west, they have a strong wind like typhoon in Irozaki area.
That’s why the ships which goes to Tokyo bay or Osaka bay wait here until the wind will be stopped……
In the afternoon I went to the mountain with my son, Yuuki to find "Autumn".
There is a small house 100 meter from Sakuraya, and we found a lot of yellow leaves there.
My son started to play with these leaves soon like this picture.
Yes, he was excited!!
After that we start to walk toward the mountain…..
Last week it had been almost cloudy, so we could not see a beautiful ocean and sky.
But it became sunny today in Shimoda.
When I went to Shimoda for shopping I could see gorgeous scenary and took this picture on the way to the Route 135.
Blue ocean, blue sky, white sand and island, this is a very good picture for the post card which I make….