I wento the beach this afternoon after 3 days.
It was sunny and very hot here in Shimoda today.
Our customers from France were going to go to the other beach by bike, but they changed their mind and went surfing to the nearest beach because of the good weather.
We had a little wind but it was
very warm today.
When I was walking on the beach I found out a small red
bug.
Yes, she is a ladybug.
Click here to see the pictures which I took today.
In last about 10 days I have been looking forward
the dandelion by the sea everyday, because I wanted to take pictures of
dandelion backed by the sea.
But I couldn't find it out.
I took this
picture this morning.
I went to Minami Izu town with my son to ride
bicycle.
Sakura trees on the riverside were fully blooming and we could
see the rape blossoms as well.
We rode bicycle to the beach on the
riverside and came back to the parking lot.
It was almost 2 hours, but
he was very excited and had a fun today.
It was sunny and very hot in
Shimoda today.
When I walked along the sea I found out a lot of yellow
flowers.
They are dandelion flowers which tell spring has come.
Click here to see the other pictures which I took this afternoon.
I went to the Sakura Park on the river side in
Shimoda.
There are a lot of Sakura trees along the river, and they are
fully blooming now.
Ths week is the best timing to see Sakura blossom in
Shimoda.
Click here to see the pictures which I took today.
I took this picture at Rendaiji in Shimoda this morning.
A lot of Sakura trees in Shimoda are blooming now.
It is good timing to see them this weekend.
We have very cold rain here in Shimoda this
morning.
The TV news said that they had first blooming of Sakura in
Fukuoka in Kyushu island, a southern part of Japan yesterday.
There are a
lot of kinds of Sakura in Japan, and the most famous and popular 'Someiyoshino' will start blooming from now.
I took this picture in our garden this
morning.
This kind of Sakura called 'Kawazu Sakura' is now going to
finish blooming, and this tree has already had fresh green leaves.
It was very very warm here in
Shimoda today, and we could see Amagi mountains and Izu Seven Islands
clearly.
When I walked on the top of mountain behind Pension Sakuraya I
found out a lot of small flowers called Greater Henbit ( or Lamium
amplexicaule?).
This flower is one of messengers of Spring!!
I took this picture when I was walking on the seaside this afternoon.
There are a lot of narcissus flowers in Shimoda, but almost of every flower are still blooming.
I don't know why, but we can not see its blooming in March.