赤色の低い木が小さな坂にそって植えられています。東高円寺の公園で。
In the park next to Higashi Koenji.
Bright red bush ascends small hill in autumn park
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Arakawa river red floodgate with cherry trees in full bloom
パナマ運河で働いたことのある日本の技師が荒川運河と水門を１９２０年代に建てました。花見にとても良い場所です。
A Japanese engineer who had worked on the Panama Canal created this important floodgate and canal alongside the Arakawa River in the 1920s. The red paint and the cherry blossoms make it scenic as well as functional.
UPDATE: Above is the film version, which took awhile to be developed. The colors seem much richer than the digital iPhone image below.
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Single yellow tulip in red tulip bed, Park Avenue, New York City
たくさんの赤色のチューリップのあいだに、黄色のチューリップが一つ咲いています。ニューヨークのパークアベニューで。
Visiting New York City the last week of April, everything was in bloom, and tulips seem especially popular this year. I love how on Park Avenue the beds of red tulips have random yellow tulips breaking the conformity.
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Red edged grass adds compact color and movement in wind
小さな植木鉢の草の先は赤くて、風で動きます。今年の夏、大好きな植物の一つです。
In a narrow ceramic flowerpot, this red edged grass provides color and movement with the wind. It’s one of my favorite plants this summer.
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Lovely vine covers street-side window with red and yellow lanterns
花がいっぱい咲いている蔓植物が路地の前の窓にちょっとしたプライバシーを提供しています。濃い青色の陶器タイルもきれいですね。
I love how this easy to grow vine sends its growth down. The owner has trained it over the street-side window so that it provides additional privacy. There’s also two types of bamboo shades, and three spider plants. I also like how the blue ceramic tile adds a decorative element to what is a very functional architecture typical of post-war Japan.
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Okinawa morning glory became dominant element of summer balcony garden
夏のベランダで、琉球のアサガオが一番目立つ存在になっています。マンションと都市の間に、きれいなブラインドになってくれています。
When it was blooming prolifically, the Okinawa morning glory became an exterior screen between the apartment and the city outside. The shades of violet, red and blue are stunning.
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Vase made from persimmon juice
このきれいな花瓶は日本の両親の四国からのお土産です。柿渋という方法で作られました。
This vase is made with kakishibu, a dye made from persimmons. The vase was a gift from my in-laws, who brought it back from a trip to Shikoku. The bright red of the keitou flower (celosia argentea, or plumed cockscomb) seems to overwhelm the film.
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Summer succulents are colorful, with forms that resemble flower petals
この多肉植物は花びらみたいです。まんなかのは、手触りが柔らかいです。
WIth enough sunlight, succulents are very easy to grow. They are slow-growing, and look good year-round. I like how some have petal-like forms, others are red, and still others soft to touch. I’ve paired them with hand-made ceramics with geometic patterns.
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Some garden highlights, starting with one of the eight climbing vines
今年の夏、八番目に買ったつる植物が江戸アサガオです。斑点のある葉がすてきでしょう？
The eighth, and most recent, climbing vine I bought was a 150 yen variegated Edo morning glory. The flowers are red, and the two colored leaves add variety to the green curtain. It’s not too late to get one started this summer.
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Two types of morning glory cover summer balcony
空の状態によって、アサガオの色がいつも変わります。この二つは対象的な色ですね。それぞれの花は半日くらいしかもたないので、もっときれいに思えます。
The colors of these two morning glories depend on the sky and change during the day. They are always contrasting: pink and violet, red and blue. Flowering for less than a day, their impermanence adds to their charm.
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