Winter Jasmine: 黄梅（ou-bai: yellow apricot) ;

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Yesterday, we went to the city office to deal with anther office procedure. I remembered hearing about the Winter Jasmine blooming at the temple I posted here. We call the tree "黄梅, ou-bai", which literally means "yellow apricot".   
            Surprised me and another fact blogging helped me to learn(^_^)ｖ 
       I had NO idea it is  in  Jasmine family (or a type of, maybe) and not apricot.  

I think the tree isn't pruned well, but the flowers were beautiful there♪

*Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker*

My first lucky encounter with this 'コゲラ； Kogera' on the tree at the temple ♪　Unfortunately, I just could take one picture. I checked its name with pc right after I came home. I found it interesting to know that we call woodpeckers ".....-gera".

You must be spotting me :-)

 Linking this post to "MosaicMonday", "Our World Tuesday" , "Nature Notes"

"Outdoor Wednesday" and  "NF Trees n Bushes", 

I was SO happy for these two findings, so sorry for changing the some links from previous post to this one.  I will post about Sourinji-Temple (宗隣寺）again sometime.

       And I won't say any excuses...  Visiting you from tomorrow, friends!

Thank you very much for stopping by; I always appreciate your sweet visits;

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