MAM Day Sixteen A Little Spring and then Back to Japan

At the MAM halfway mark. WOW!

Ephemeral, as in Spring ephemerals, the prompt of the day.

So a few glimpses of Spring, a flower poem, and then back to Japan

Adamant waterfall. Water is so powerful when unleashed. Hope we don’t have any more flooding like last year.
Look what I found by my front path – a snow drop! Crocuses soon to follow.
Daffodils… not yet…but I’m all anticipation

Here’s a little flower poem, not ephemerals but they are all flowers that will be in my gardens this Summer (except maybe Jack in the Pulpit).

Flower Song

Forget Me Not

My Bleeding Heart

But with a Ladies Mantle

Cover me

Sweet William

He was not for me

No Jack in the Pulpit

Could convince me otherwise

Therefore do not fear

For though Jack Frost appear

Love in the Mist

Will surely bloom

Some other year

And now back to Japan

A few various scenic shots and some birding spots. Kind of a potluck today. Not in any particular order.

One of the first places we stopped – Nagano – Toyonomachitoyono
Teshikaga – Kawayu an active volcano
Teshikaga – Biruwa Lots of swans and a nice view of the mountains across the way.
A good birding spot with a bench to sit down on. We were there on my birthday hoping to find a specific waterfowl as a birthday present to me.
And there she is! (Again photo not taken by me but by one of the birders on the trip.)
Three little boys playing in Maioka Park while we birded there. We saw lots of Japanese tourists with their families on our trip.
Looking over the ocean at the mountains
Izumi – Shimookawauchi

That’s all for now. To be continued

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2 thoughts on “MAM Day Sixteen A Little Spring and then Back to Japan”

  2. nicolamorris2013's avatar nicolamorris2013 says:

    Love your poem. Very much. And I deduce that a birding trip is a very great way to see the countryside… even if it is uncomfortable and a bit obssessed. That flower out now? This weather is so freaky. Nicky

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