Cherry blossoms in bloom !

Today was a blue sky and warm !

Cherry blossoms are more bloom than yesterday !

There are some trees in almost full bloom in urban area !

Cherry blossoms start

Cherry blossoms have started to be in bloom today !

This flower is the national flower.

We feel a real spring coming to see them.

There is a small bird " sparrow" in the right and low side.

It was singing  beautiful spring songs !

Spring Season

Today's first picture is Swan.

This picture was taken at Late Komuke few days ago.

Yesterday, I could't see them.

I'm thinking that they are traveling to Siberia in Russia.

This picture was taken at Mombetsu Park today.

Blue and white flowers are spring flowers.

Blue flower's high is about 10 cm.

This is small flower and pretty.

Japanese name is " Ezo engosaku".

White flower is called " Kobushi".

They just bloom before Cherry blossom.

Today's The Seal Center picture is a child seal.

She is 1 year old.

She is dreaming.

Sun had Saturn's rings ?

It was blue sky today.

I went to Lake Komuke in evening as I would expect a beautiful sunset.

Then I could see a interesting sun.

It looks like Saturn's rings.

 I used a new camera "Canon IXY 640".

Spring flowers are still best

We still can see spring flowers.

Because low temperature has been since last week.

Lake Komuke Twilight

Today was good weather !

I thought I might take some good pictures of twilight.

Then I went to Lake Komuke after work.

It was more wonderful sight than I expected.

Please enjoy the picture of Lake Komuke in the twilight !

Black spots are swan's silhouette.

Cute Girls at Seal Center

I broke up my old small camera, when I took a walk last week.

Then I got a new small camera "Canon IXY 640".

I tested new one at Seal Center today.

It was sunny in this morning.

This child seal is 1 year old.

She is so cute !

It was difficult to take this shot, becouse she didn't stay.

This one was a lucky shot !

I think Staff is also cute !

And this camera made some good pictures.

Snow garden pond

Today's temperture high was 4.7 C.

When I took a walk early morning,

I think temperture was below 0 C.

I took this picture that time.

Snow fell last naight.

I felt a good Japanese scene.

Lake Toufutsu

I went to Lake Toufutsu in Abashiri city.

It tooks 2 hours by car from Mombetsu city.

This lake is famous as swans coming.

It is on the way their travel to Siberia.

But I can see only 8 swans today.

I think today is too early to come here for watching them.

Snow covered big mountain is Syari-dake (1547m).

I took some pictures that a swan was flaping.

Spring First Flower

Spring warm has melted snow.

I can hardly see snow day by day.

Then, I found a spring first flower.

I think 2 weeks faster than last year.

I feel real spring has coming.

I went to Drift Ice Center in Mombetsu.

Okhotsk Photo Contest is held by this center every year.

You can see about 80 works now.

I think this contest level is very high.

2 pictures of right side are mine.

A lot of good photos are waiting for you !

 

Today's dinner was "Sake no Chan Chan Yaki".

 

It means Sarmon and Vegetables Steam Grill .

 

It's a traditional Hokkaido local food.

 

Ingredients of this dish are sarmon, cabbage, potato, onion, mushroom.

 

I took charge of final step "steam grill".

 

It was delicious !