Part of the wood, where I walk alot , this is the only open area of mature trees, but this place, has given me so much over the years and for that I am ever grateful.

slowly erase my sunshine

A quick snap with the phone of a little forest detail. An unidentified creeper on the elegant trunk of a cedar in sunlight.

Kumano Kodo Trail, Wakayama, Japan.

iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25/f/1.8 back camera, 1/70th sec at f/1.8, ISO 125. Moment Camera App and PS/NIK 6.

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Amid the recent COVID-19 virus pandemic and social distancing measures, it’s comforting that we can escape the insanity and safely isolate ourselves in nature without worry. This woodland scene is from one of my favourite woodland escapes...beautiful Francis/King Regional Park, Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC.

Francis King Regional Park is a 107-hectare park, nestled in rural Saanich. The woodland park is home to massive old growth forest including magnificent 500-year-old Douglas-fir trees. There is a vast network of woodland walking and hiking trails as well as a boardwalk loop trail for those with mobility issues, an ideal place for visitors of all abilities to explore nature.

The park gets its name from the surnames of James Francis whose father purchased the property in the 1840s and his good friend Thomas (the Skipper) King. James Francis was a lover of nature, refusing to donate his land to the city of Victoria as well as declining monetary offers from others to log the land. Thank goodness we have these beautiful gems in nature to enjoy especially during these times.

田の原湿原 ，其實並不是志賀高原的必備景點，在官網中也是一個往往會因開車快速通過而被忽略的地方，但因為她有著豐富的沼澤植物的生態，在秋天這個季節，反而像變身一樣，多了這浪漫的樣貌~

日本長野県，下高井郡，山ノ内町，志賀高原， 田の原湿原 ~

Tanohara Marsh , Shiga-kogen Highlands

National Park, Honshū, Japan ~

Wu Dang Tai Chi Chuan

A refreshing morning walk at Buntzen Lake before the heat of the day!

本想好好的在牧場裡面打個滾的，但似乎，這嵐霧是追著我們走的..................只好一路靠著北邊跑了~(掩面)

隨著蜿蜒的道路，我們或進或出的穿過滿山的嵐霧，也品嘗著沿途乍現的明媚"秋"光~

日本長野県, 上信越高原国立公園, 志賀高原, 下高井郡山ノ内町, 県道66号豊野南志賀公園線~

Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park, Honshū, Japan ~

從原湯橋上俯瞰小安峽步道，正值日本連續假日，滿滿的人潮，大人、小孩們的嬉鬧聲，迴盪於噴煙繚繞的山谷之間~

妙哪~@@+

又到了週末了捏~~~~雨還是不停的下~~~~~~~

In 日本秋田縣，栗駒國定公園，小安峽~

從大深澤橋俯瞰山谷裡的鳴子峽遊步道上的另ㄧ個步道路橋，滿山的秋色，該是配上滿滿的遊客人潮，因為地震與擔心土石鬆軟的關係決定將步道暫時封閉，如今只能在這裡望著空蕩蕩的橋面了興嘆了~

拍這張時，一旁的歐吉桑也ㄧ邊探頭，一邊不勝唏噓的嘆息著~

In 日本宮城縣，大崎，鳴子溫泉，鳴子峽~

peeps for scale

Kvarnsjön Nature Reserve

冷風颯颯，在這深秋早晨的纜車站，邊等邊發抖，等帶啟程，也等看看有沒有變更紅(抖)~~

等待的時光如此的緩慢，就這樣，好好欣賞大好風光吧~

日本山形縣，藏王，蔵王 ロープウェイ 樹氷高原駅~

New season growth on a Snow Gum, (Eucalyptus coccifera). Forty Lakes Peak, Great Western Tiers, World Heritage Area.

Dumb-ass Jurassic Dolerite in the pic as well... could easily wear a red hat.

Ricoh GRiii, 1/250th sec at f/9, ISO 100.

A very big 'Thank You' to everyone that views, faves and comments on my work! I really appreciate your visit :-)

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金秀賢對上斐勇俊，一整個莫名氣妙的混亂色彩對決，就再Avicii的Wake me up中開始了~

陽光灑下來了~精神也要振作起來啦~繼續打拼下去了~

In 日本宮城縣，大崎，鳴子溫泉，鳴子峽~

I had a great time! :-)

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從. 鳴子峡レストハウス「見晴し台」看大深沢橋與花渕山，也可俯瞰大谷川溪谷，深緋、銀朱、鬱金、琥珀、赤橙、淺蔥、青綠各色枝葉遍染斷崖峭壁與山澗溪谷，真的很暢快哪~@@+

In 日本宮城縣，大崎，鳴子溫泉，鳴子峽~

躺平了兩天~今天終於稍稍恢復元氣了~

只能說，天氣冷了，大家真的要多保重哪~(轉過身躲到棉被喝中將湯................)

日本青森県，十和田市，大字奥瀬，蔦七沼，月沼~

開心啦~終於到了禮拜五了(明明是禮拜四......)但週末的躁動感已經隨著沸騰的血液湧上來了~

而，心早不知道飛到哪裡去啦

............

青森縣, 十和田市, 奧入瀨溪流，石ヶ戶之流 ~

一片亂彩之中，已經枯朽的身子顯得特別的淒涼，但在照耀到陽光的那一剎那，溫暖的熱力竄動，沉睡中的靈魂，也為之覺醒了~

真希望南部的鄉親可以北送一點陽光過來~(泣)

日本青森縣, 十和田市, 奧入瀨溪流, 白糸之滝 Shiraito Waterfall ~

More forest bathing on the Buntzen Ridge trail, just up from Sasamat Lake.

像日月潭一樣，十和田湖也有遊湖船的活動提供遊客流覽湖上風光，畫面上這看似小小的遊艇(其實也不小啦，有兩三層的結構哪)就這樣有如尋幽訪勝一般，在湖面上來來去去的悠游著，有時還可以聽到船上的擴音器正在努力的介紹沿岸的風景名勝~(笑)

只是一方面湖面較大，二方面遊客的數量似乎也沒有那麼熱絡了，久久才來這麼一艘遊艇在岸邊輕輕的飄過，帶著些許的蕭瑟，也有一點點的~不景氣啊~......

青森縣，十和田市 & 秋田縣鹿角郡小坂町， 十和田湖 瞰湖臺 ~

亮麗而多彩的色調，就這樣被打翻在嶙峋的山壁上，在眼前毫不節制的糾纏交織著~

陌生的遊客，就似旁觀者，好事的攀談了起來，一來一往之間，是聊天，也是療癒。

禮拜一~希望大家有個健康又不會感冒的一週~(号泣，其實這是自我期許.....Orz)

In 日本宮城縣，大崎，鳴子溫泉，鳴子峽~

Forest bathing involves slowly walking through a forest, taking in the atmosphere through all your senses, and enjoying the benefits that come. 100:366

Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum, brilliant with autumn color in the Seattle Japanese Garden, Seattle, Washington State, USA

It started raining while I was taking a walk in the forest. But the colors of the forest were so beautiful. The moss-covered trees in the forest were bathed in soft light, and the moss looked yellowish that day.

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Out hiking when the deers are out for a walk, glad I caught him.

Making sense out of this grief will be a lifelong while.

This adorable peach-coloured doughnut-looking mushroom is a complete mystery to me! Any ID suggestions would be appreciated :)

Technically, "earthing" involves walking barefoot to connect with the earth's energy fields and promote wellbeing. I don't know if there is anything to that but I can say that walking on a forest path makes me feel more alive.

This is a simple shot that I took on the fly but I liked the way my wife's colorful clothing fit into the scene.

說是窄小驚險的步道，但也就這樣步步驚心，一邊走一邊尖叫的爬過去了~(@@|||汗)

但路上遇到美景如斯，近在眼前很想拍下來，卻又遇到從另一個方向來的遊客的時候，那個雙方會車的難度與過程，可以拿來做為小學生的平衡木課程應該很足夠吧~XDDDDDDDD

日本山形 &宮城 ，奥羽山脈，面白山紅葉川溪谷~

搭乘中央ロープウェイ登上鳥兜山，可以一瞰藏王溫泉以及遠方隱約可見的山形市，只可惜老天爺想要保濕，下起了刺骨的寒風細雨，所以就給她霧茫茫的.........跟最近的天氣好像阿~(嘆)

但不論如何，迎接跨年的ㄧ週，大家都要好好努力衝刺哪，祝大家順利捏~~!

日本山形縣，藏王，蔵王鳥兜山觀景台~

難得的週末晴天，大家有出去走走吧~!偶已經看到~大家滿滿的雲海大作了~(掩面泣)ㄧ整個就羨煞爆了偶!

現在台北又是綿綿陰冷的雨天~好想出門就坐著纜車直接上班去ㄚ~(胡言亂語中)祝大家新的ㄧ週都充滿幹勁悠!

日本山形縣，藏王，蔵王中央ロープウェイ~

鏡沼算是蔦七沼之中，最小的一個沼澤了，之所以叫這個名字，大概是因為形狀就像是天神從袖口中掉落在森林中的一面鏡子，是如此的嬌小，卻可以映照如此彩艷斑斕的大千~

日本青森県，十和田市，大字奥瀬，蔦七沼， 鏡沼~

原來，大自然也想隨時補妝ㄚ!^^

很幸福的事，是在幽暗的山谷中，看見遠處綻放的光芒~

曾提到過若不是大好的晴天，就沒辦法跑到這裡最主要的原因，就是紅葉川步道實在是太狹窄了，畫面中就可看到，步道是沿著山壁這樣開鑿出來，因此，要是下雨了，這行程就得改成溯溪之旅了吧~(汗)

但走在偶門前面的一整團出來遠足的幼稚園弟弟妹妹們，速度還真快，這樣尖叫尖叫著，還是一溜煙就看不見人影了..........

其時後來想想，皇帝殿好像比這個恐怖好幾倍吧!

日本山形 &宮城 ，奥羽山脈，面白山紅葉川溪谷~

一切安靜的，讓內心的境地猶如止水般的無聲......

直到一顆落下的水珠，畫開了一波波的漣漪，也敲醒了，這沉睡的深秋~

(哈秋~!) 濕冷的天氣來了，大家一定要注意保暖哪!(擤鼻涕中)

日本青森県，十和田市，大字奥瀬，蔦七沼，蔦沼~

蔦沼，猶如鑲嵌在這片秘境森林中的寶石，即使透發著光芒，也被這滿山的秋瑟，包著的讓人無法一眼看透~

暫且和緩焦躁的呼吸，慢慢用輕鬆的步伐，緩步在這美麗的秋光中吧~XD

青森県，十和田市，大字奥瀬，蔦溫泉，蔦沼~

抬起頭的那一剎那，才知道又是ㄧ個周末假期的到來~

踏出大門的那一瞬間，才知道陰雨也隨著低溫綿綿降下了~

今天不囉嗦了~大家記得要保暖哪~@@+

日本山形 &宮城 ，奥羽山脈，面白山紅葉川溪谷~

呼~雨再這樣下下去~

偶都要生菇了~(應該是生靈芝吧!)

日本山形縣，藏王，蔵王 ロープウェイ ~

禮拜一上工了~大家加油捏!

就用藤原拓海送豆腐的專業、帥氣與幹勁~上坡加速! 開始充實的一週囉!

秋田縣鹿角郡小坂町， 十和田湖 發荷峠展望台 ~

碎碎念時間: 發荷峠(ㄎㄚˇ)展望台標高647公尺，是眺望十和田湖外輪山的極佳地點， 其實，這裡吸引我的，並不是眺望十和田湖的秋色，而是可以看到峠道彎曲於如此艷麗的秋色樹林間，不自覺的就想甩尾飄移啊!@@+

(可惜有這麼粗的電線，姑且當作是.........五線譜了~泣\)

This is the name of a Japanese health practice of taking in the forest atmosphere; it translates literally to "forest bathing".

空氣中還帶著微涼的濕意，來到藏王溫泉，即使是泡溫泉跟吃到飽的養豬行程，大清早還是拗不住想出去走走的性子，來到這裡呼吸所謂新鮮的空氣，也順便一探究竟XD 看著湖對岸一片楓紅裡荒棄的民宿住宅，就好像一群舞者，在無人矚目的舞台上，述自落寞的跳著舞.........好蕭瑟啊~@@+

日本山形縣，藏王，藏王溫泉區，盃湖 ~

說是盃湖，其實也就是渠水池啦~平常可能就是一個不起眼的池塘，但就是季節到了，就好像灰姑娘變身了.....

I found this beautiful (huge!) Birch Polypore on my first fungi hunt of 2022. I fought my way through brambles and climbed up a steep hill to reach it, but it was worth it.

清晨漫步至此，已經有人在此作畫完成躲到車子裡睡回籠覺了...........

雲井之流，雲井林業應該是奧入瀨溪流中比較冷門的區塊，流水至此雖然和緩，但兩側的櫸木林卻是密集度很高的一段步道，至身其中，被一片鎏金包圍的震撼，難以形容~XD

青森縣, 十和田市, 奧入瀨溪流, 雲井林業 ~