Hibiscus

Seawater is warmed by the sun and evaporates, turning into water vapor. The south tropics are hot and can contain large amounts of water vapor in the atmosphere. Water vapor begins to rise while swirling counterclockwise, and an updraft is generated. The rising water vapor becomes water droplets in the cold air above, forming clouds. When a strong updraft is generated, moist air flows into it one after another, and the clouds eventually grow into cumulonimbus clouds.

Cumulonimbus clouds develop further and grow into typhoons (tropical cyclones). This is the mechanism of the generation of the typhoon. The typhoon blows and reduces the temperature difference between the north and the south. In other words, the heat wave will ease.

Typhoon No. 3 "Chaba" occurred in the South China Sea. In the future, it is expected to slowly move north and land on China. "Chaba" is derived from "Hibiscus" in Thai. Hibiscus is a shrub with a height of 2 to 5 m in the tropics and subtropics, but it is surprisingly not strong against the heat of a "hot day".

Relationship with horses ♥

Menkind domesticated horses in Central Asia around 3500 BC. By the way, domestication of dogs is older and seems to date back to 11,000 years before the end of the ice age.

Horses were used not only for towing, but also for meat for stags and for dairy for mares. After that, when harnesses and wheels were developed,  and it came to be used as the main force for military use.

In Japan, horses came from the Continent along with horseback riding and breeding techniques in the early 4th and 5th centuries (Kofun period), Horses existed in prehistoric times, but the temperature rose with the end of the glacial period about 10,000 years ago. The forests have replaced grasslands and are no longer an environment that allows horses to live. For this reason, horses seem to have become extinct in the Japanese archipelago at the end of the ice age.

Agricultural tractors in Japan began to spread from tractors such as the Komatsu WD50 type in 1958 (Showa 33), the Shibaura S17 type in 1959 (Showa 34), and the Kubota T-15 type. The total number of passenger-type tractors is about 7,000 in 1961 (Showa 36). In other words, the bearer of farming was a horse. At that time, the farmhouse had one or two horses in each farmer. There were 700,000 horses nationwide. Like dogs, horses were also children's playmates.

Building a relationship of trust with the horse, we should be more free in the grasslands. In order to do that, I have to go through the noisy oba-chans . It takes a great deal of preparedness to win freedom.

Shut up and dance with me - Summer 2016 ♥

This summer

After the rainy season, the garden of my house is in the middle of the season when herbs grow thick. Basil is extremely energetic. Basil  grows the stems and leaves under the sunshine. Basil, native to the Middle East, India, is an herb that grows and blooms in the summer.

Basil leaves are easy to smell when dried, so it is recommended to soak them in oil and store them. Easy-to-use simple "Basil oil" and "Basil paste" can be enjoyed with a fresh scent all year round if frozen.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. The thyme field at my house is fine without watering at all.

The west wind blows in Tokyo, and the temperature exceed 30 degrees Celsius from morning tomorrow. It's a murderous heat. This will continue until mid-August when the typhoon arrives. This summer must be long.

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/06/27/herb-recipes-parsley-sage

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

After all, I love the "city shooting". In Japan, as the word "city shooting" is used, there is a culture of shooting "just a street that is nothing".
The drama of the lives of the people who live in the land and the lives of the people who come and go are projected there.
Rays of light radiating from the sun. The impression of a photograph differs depending on the presence or absence of striations, and the appearance of striations changes depending on the lens. Rays are sometimes used in portraits as well, using the light reflected off the windows of buildings and the windshields of cars.

It is also important to combine photos. That of photographer's theme is is highlighted.
It is necessary to shoot as many variations as possible. The photos of the city are summarized in light colors. Among the catchy primary colors and secondary colors, the one with the strongest color is organized as one point.

In street photography, the scenery changes as you walk. I prefer to walk more and more and shoot at the next place.

POV STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WITH 24-70MM GM SONY F/2.8 - BERLIN CITY

negotiated peace should be the goal

Russian forces were seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, pressing their momentum after taking full control Saturday of the charred ruins of Sievierodonetsk and the chemical plant where hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians had been holed up. Russian and Moscow-backed separatist forces now control Sievierodonetsk and the villages surrounding it.  

Putin announced that Russia planned to supply Belarus with the Iskander-M missile system. Capturing Lysychansk would give Russian forces control of every major settlement in the province, a significant step toward Russia’s aim of capturing the entire Donbas. The Russians and separatists control about half of Donetsk, the second province in the Donbas.

Some 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) to the west, four Russian cruise missiles fired from the Black Sea hit a “military object” in Yaroviv, Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy said. He did not give further details of the target, but Yaroviv has a sizable military base used for training fighters, including foreigners who have volunteered to fight for Ukraine.

The West should not underestimate Russia’s military capabilities in Ukraine. It is important to not make that mistake again like in Crimea, Donbas, Georgia.