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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected

TrachycarpusIt is surely Trachycarpus, a kind of palm tree(Arecaceae), 棕櫚(Shu-ro) in Japanese but what is that  orange leaves. The unexpected branch with orange leaves appeared on top of the palm tree a few weeks ago. I found it in a morning but I didn’t take care. Then, after several days passed, I understood it is not a part of the palm tree but something different. Probably because it turned to red, I could know it. This strange tree is seen around 4 meters (12 feet) high. Perhaps it put down the root on the palm tree.

TrachycarpusThis challenge was set by the Daily Post.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit

20131109-002I usually walk to the station of a commuter train every morning as common Japanese does. It takes around 20 minutes but a problem is not a time or distance but weak light of a morning in winter because I leave my home at 6 am. One of my favorite things to do is to listen to tweets of birds and to find a sign of coming season.

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When I get to the station close to my office, the sun light is still diffidence sometime.

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This challenge was set by the Daily Post.