Now, it’s not a good time to visit any gardens in Japan. The temperature is extreme and exceptionally high for one month compared to common years. The weather forecasting company says it is indeed 4-5 degrees Celsius (7-9 degrees Fahrenheit) higher. When I visited the garden shown in the photo above, it was 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit). I could say it is crazy. I gave up on staying there just to take photos. The next photo was taken at the Japanese Pear Orchard next to the garden. I returned to my car right after taking this photo for the record.
I would like to show a bottom picture taken last summer. A picture itself looks not so beautiful. You would see one butterfly and quiet flowers. I prefer to those type of garden. It was rather natural and wild. The flowers were indigo, which is completely different from the color we know. In fact, indigo is made from leaves. And the important thing is that the temperature was below 25 degrees.
Lens-Artists Challenge #311: What’s in a Garden?
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Your post is a sad commentary on global warming (although the images are lovely).Here’s hoping today’s youth can figure out a way to reverse the damage.
Definitely we don’t have any easy technology of cooling down our planet but I believe we have ways to do.
Lovely photos but a tearful read. This is what we have done to Mother Earth. And keep doing. Thank you for joining in the challenge.
Perhaps just loving nature and breathing in nature might be one simple way to do.
I have experienced similar situation, haven’t seen many flowers during my recent visit to Japan which saddend me.
It is true that it goes 0 degree in winter and 32 degrees in summer around Tokyo. At least when I was a child, it never reached 35 degrees. Recent 5 years, it takes even 38 degrees for many days. Temperature of pacific ocean around Japan is extremely high. Something goes wrong.
True but then it’s the same story every where.
Wonderful decision to pick the photos you showcased. Nice post!
Thank you for the words. I couldn’t have a good opportunity to take good pictures this time but it could be a good message to all of readers.