@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. lovely It’s rainy season here, but we do not have so much rain this year. Finally it’s raining ☔️ today. We need Sun and Rain. Nature ~ We can not control it! 🙏 We will have a good time on GS. with smile 😊
@はやとものかず Thank you for the information. …Edo era~ respect Here, I can see only Pink ladies. I would like to see White ladies. Let’s go for a good day together! “Hule~Hule~Oni-chan” gamba💪
@がっちゃん Thank you for a message. Yes. You have your places to see nature. You take care of your cactus 🌵! lovely. Keep going.
Well, you retired today. How do you feel? I think it’s much better better than before. You try to get the government treatment for you today. Take care of your wife and 2 sons. Happy life! 😊
＠ Yumiko(California…さん 🙂 Good morning Thank you fova message Splendid a tome of co Lovey pink a flower Camellia japonica みせていただき、ありがとうございます。 Yumiko さん ここ滑川市 重い雪 除雪作業に疲れ marning～ning ただ家に ひきこもり walkingもしない いちにちに、…。 どうか気配りされて、すてきな暮らしを。🙇🙇🙇🚶
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. I know…I used to walk~ anyway on rainy day, windy day…in 2021~ I will walk and see the cute ladies on the good day to walk. Have a good day! 😊
@がっちゃん Sounds good! “honobono”, what a nice word in Japanese! lovely Let’s go for today and tomorrow! We are enjoying our lives. Cactus 🌵 Air plants 🪴… in the big world of the nature. I will be with you. Take care of your family, with your nice smile 😊
@北アルプスに癒やされながら Thank you for a message. lovely It’s still cold~ my place, too. It’s raining ~ I remembered when I started GS(2021) I went out see the cute lady. 4 years later, …I will not walk in the rain. (age…😢) I hope you have a nice day! Go with smile 😊
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. Yes. I started to walk ~ after COVID-19. Because I lost the swimming pool. 2021~ now I have been nice life with GS friends. Let’s have a good day together! with smile 😊
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Really! Sorry Abou that. I finished #8 boosters of Covid-19 last September. I think I will not have anymore. You had Covid-19. Today, we in U.S.A, we visit our doctor and get a medicines(for One week).After take medicines, go to see the Doctor and check it. 👍
Sorry for your situation today… Still keep going ~ being healthy! Have a good day & take care of yourself. 💐
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. I know…I had a bad experience while I was walking, I fell down and I was badly injured(10/25,2023. 5/11,2024). …so far I have been ok.
How have you been? You are the same age as I am?! We are together on GS. Have a great day. with smile 😊
Thank you for your message. I've been tripping a lot lately when I'm walking. It's more slippery when the snow❄ melts and freezes than when it snows❄, so please be careful when you're walking today😘✨ Please refrain from mentioning your age.🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. Your place has snow. It’s still cold. My place has no snow, but it freezing in the morning when I go out for the club(swimming). After swimming ~ I come home and start walking to see a cute flowers ~. Every day is coming. Keep being yourself warm. with smile 😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) Yes, thank you for your message. 😉✨ The snow melted almost completely yesterday, and today is a bright and sunny day. I'm looking forward to going for a walk after swimming and seeing flowers. Let's spend today with a smile🐰💗
Today,I'm sad because I hear our neighbor, old man died.
He was waiting for our camellia to bloom.
I never meet his smile...
I felt he like to walk in front of my house, and talk with my hasband about flowers.
The today‘s pic of your flowers is Boke? Last year, I met same ladies at Ohatsu Koubou in Kyoto. Also,cold day, but when I come back home I can see the old man‘s smile.
Thank you for introduction of many lovely flowersin california.
@ゆり Thank you for a message. I am sorry about that. Your neighbor, he must be happy in the heaven. It happened to me,too. I usually saw him every morning after 6:30am on the way to my club(swimming). Suddenly he did not show ~~He passed away. …life…. We will go for a good day. Keep being healthier! Nice day together.
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. No worries about that. Me, too. I do miss spelling sometimes. Main thing is how we communicate nicely on GS. Happiness with smile 😊
Thank you for your message. That's right. If the meaning of the word is different, the content changes. Flowers heal people's feelings. Let's spend today with a smile. 🐰💗
@ミント Thank you. After I finished swimming at my club(8:30am~),I saw this lady at the parking lot. lucky! Nice day together with happiness. with smile 😊
@がっちゃん 👋 Hi! How have you been? I am thinking of you. I have not heard from you for a while. No worries about GS. I would like to hear about yours. Have a great day! with smile 😊
@がっちゃん 😊I am happy to hear from you😊 Not to worry about what you’re today. You suddenly finished your task/job. There is no company meeting, no communication with the workers… I understand. It happens for everyone. Just take yourself easy ~ feeling. 🤞 * I had a severe one when I retired. Nobody talked to me. No telephone calls. No appointments. 😄 See Today I can laugh! Come on ! You will be back. I will be with you. with smile 😊
Commonly called/Japanese camellia
Native to/Japan. China. Korea. Taiwan
Symbolism/Love. Loyalty. Strength
*Genus of over 250 species
*Camellia japonica/ “Helem’s Ballerina”
*Broadleaf evergreen shrub,10-15ft(3-4.5m)high. ovate to elliptic, 2.5-10cm long.
*The genus name honor Gerge Joseph Camel, a German Jesuit missionary who studied Oriental plsntas.
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Posted 1/31(Friday) 11:25am 2025