Comments on: Funky Flowers at the Kyoto Botanical Gardens http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:07:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Joseph Lyles http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-14267 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:34:19 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-14267 WOW! I just happened on this site while searching for "funky plants". It combines 3 interests of mine: plants, photography and Japan. I, like you, have too many interests and too many projects going at once. Does anyone know where these cone plants can be grown outside? Keep up the good work! WOW! I just happened on this site while searching for “funky plants”. It combines 3 interests of mine: plants, photography and Japan. I, like you, have too many interests and too many projects going at once. Does anyone know where these cone plants can be grown outside?
Keep up the good work!

]]> by: Peter http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-3286 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:15:47 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-3286 I believe the wonderful cone plant is <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echium_wildpretii' rel="nofollow">Echium wildpretii</a>, native to the Canary Islands and related to borage and forget-me-not. And, from your Ise trip (I think), I am sure Grannie Friedl is right in suggesting a species of _Rhus_ or sumach growing out of the wall. I love browsing your website/blog, for the photographic info., the superb introduction to colo[u]r space, the photographs, the Lightroom notes; above all for the snapshots of Japan - I visited twice, last time in 1988 - too long ago - but doubt I'll make it again, alas. You are so lucky to live in one of the botanically richest areas in temperate regions, I'm green with envy - just need you to focus on some more plants! I believe the wonderful cone plant is Echium wildpretii, native to the Canary Islands and related to borage and forget-me-not. And, from your Ise trip (I think), I am sure Grannie Friedl is right in suggesting a species of _Rhus_ or sumach growing out of the wall.

I love browsing your website/blog, for the photographic info., the superb introduction to colo[u]r space, the photographs, the Lightroom notes; above all for the snapshots of Japan - I visited twice, last time in 1988 - too long ago - but doubt I’ll make it again, alas.

You are so lucky to live in one of the botanically richest areas in temperate regions, I’m green with envy - just need you to focus on some more plants!

]]> by: Nils http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-3234 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:03:05 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-3234 We were there yesterday! Better to have Greg run up an down the avenues and paths of the the Botanical Gardens than to have him running down Kyoto's streets. These days he just likes to get out and run and doesn't want to turn back. Last week he actually ran past your place on a "spur of the moment" outing. We ran from our home in Shuugakuin, down the Takano and Kamo Rivers, then east through Heian Shrine and Maruyama Park, and finally down to Grandma's house near Gojo. Grandma wasn't home, so we ran all the way back up to Sanjo before getting on the bus back up north. I think it must have been at least 5 km. Tomorrow we are thinking of going to the Auto show at Miyako Messe. Interested? We were there yesterday! Better to have Greg run up an down the avenues and paths of the the Botanical Gardens than to have him running down Kyoto’s streets. These days he just likes to get out and run and doesn’t want to turn back. Last week he actually ran past your place on a “spur of the moment” outing. We ran from our home in Shuugakuin, down the Takano and Kamo Rivers, then east through Heian Shrine and Maruyama Park, and finally down to Grandma’s house near Gojo. Grandma wasn’t home, so we ran all the way back up to Sanjo before getting on the bus back up north. I think it must have been at least 5 km.

Tomorrow we are thinking of going to the Auto show at Miyako Messe. Interested?

]]> by: Marius Moore http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-3233 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:31:53 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-09/382#comment-3233 I like the second shot, too. Looks like a parade of garden gnomes marching past the hedge. I like the second shot, too. Looks like a parade of garden gnomes marching past the hedge.

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