Moon and Quartz

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If you were a tiny honeybee sitting inside your favorite flower, what sort of scenery would you see unfolding above your head? The landscape would probably show you a fantastic world of color that you had never seen before. Because you the tiny honeybee can see ultraviolet.

The color of plants is an important communication tool to interact with small visitors. Human’s sight is not able to catch the hidden colors. Flowers give the insects signs which reveal their honey spots using color contrast or patterns. These signs are an invisible language to human beings. 

The sights that we,as humans,are seeing are not necessarily the truth. A tiny honeybee can see a different side of the world.

 

Can anyone believe that an untouched sylvan valley exists within the bustle of a city?  Actually it is not easy to notice the lush greenery there because of the high surrounding wall.  The grove is definitely not massive but its existence is precious evidence that the land used to have some limpid streams and forest until the early 20th century.  Imagine that the secret valley is located in a neighborhood which you already know well….

This is the garden of The Nezu Museum in Minami Aoyama,Tokyo.  Several natural springs still issue from the steep slope of the valley, and they have been helping the forest stay moist for a long time.  The sight of these trees brought up with abundant moisture will refresh you in any season.  One day in early summer, I found blooming ‘Biyo Yanagi’ flowers at the waterside at the bottom of the valley.  The flower’s delicate stamens remind one of the Japanese rainy season.

Even if you spend most of your time in the boisterous city, you are still able to have a quiet moment in a beautiful setting where you can hear the message of nature if you let it in.  Feel the artistry inside yourself in this peaceful valley.

The Nezu Museum

http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/index.html

The first day of this winter, the sky was overcast and a nippy wind was blowing hard throughout the day.  Occasionally, relentless gusts of wind blew thousands of leaves up into the air and the bleak weather made people stay inside their homes all day long.

I awoke to the sound of birds singing the next morning.  Their calming song alluded to the fact that I might be able to enjoy some sunlight that day although I had not opened the windows yet.  The day after the storm went away,  the ideal weather for a walk prompted me to go to my favorite forest.

The leaves that had been exposed to the cold wind had turned all sorts of earthy colors.  They had finished their roles and were getting ready to make way for the future generation.  And chilly water flowing from a fountain had been attracting a degree of frost…..

In the cold season, are plants sleeping completely?  Or are they holding their breath under the snow?  Their glorious awakening in spring shows us that neither is necessarily the case.  Eager sprouts and blooms have been prepared during the freezing period.

Winter is actually a vital time when plants and wildlife are gathering their energy for the next season.