Midwinter of Esesawa -rindou and Okuno-rindou (Tnzawa Kanagawa-ken)

I went hiking there with Dr,Fukuda.

A Happy New Year.

I went to the local Shinto shrine.

境川遊水地公園

バン（鷭）　Common Moorhen

 ハシビロガモ（嘴広鴨）　Common shoveler

 チョウゲンボウ　（長元坊）　Common kestrel

Nowadays, I see this kestrel almost every day at same place.
It seems that this kestrel got use to me a little.

Hokkaido. 26th

阿寒富士　(Akanfuji)

屈斜路湖周辺　(Around Kushara-lake)

 Around Kushara-lake

 Around Kushara-lake

美留和駅　(Biruwa-station)

I went to see grandparent's land.(There is the land near Kushara lake and Mashu lake)

Hokkaido. 23th 24th 25th

帯広市　音更町　（Obihiro-shi　Otofuke-tyou）

然別湖　(Shikaribetsu-lake.)

湧洞沼　(Youdou-brackish lake)

上士幌町　(Kamichihoro-tyou)　A bear appears frequently.

 上士幌町　(Kamichihoro-tyou)　A bear appears frequently.
I went around Obihiro from 23th to27th in last week.

After a typhoon has passed.

2011-9-22  My hometown was hit by a typhoon. Several trees fell on my garden.

Cotton rosemallow

芙蓉　Fuyou

芙蓉　Fuyou