Scabiosa columbaria/Scabiosa. Caprifoliaceae. Dipsacales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Pincushion flower. Small scabious Native to/Europe. Africa. Western Asia Symbolism/Love. Purity *Pure love: The softer-colored blooms are as symbols of genuine affection and warmth. *Genus of anout 80 species *Pinnatifid basal leaves, 2-6in(5-15cm) *Flowerheads to 1 1/2in(4cm)across *This plant was histolically value for its medicinal properties. *Carl Linnaeus was the first formaly descrived in 1753. *The word ‘Scabiosa’ derives from the latin word “scabere” meaning “to scratch”. Photographed 7/27 8:57am 2025 Posted 7/28(Monday) 12:18pm 2025
@ゆきばー Thank you for a message. I was walking ~ and stopped, to see this lady. She was showing under the tree. She is sun shading. We have a nice time together on GS. with smile 😊
@ゆうさん Thank you for a message. Your place …no so much rain? Everywhere in the 🌎, we need water but we can’t. We have too much rain, we need ☀️ sun. Main thing is, life is ‘positive’. We think positively, our life goes well~ better. 😊I think. We will face a nice friendship on GS. Have a great day!
I've grown Scabiosa 🤍 before from pale purple seedlings. It seems to be treated as an annual in Japan, where temperatures are high and humidity are high. Unfortunately, after it bloomed, it was gone. If I see it in a store again, I might buy it 🦆. It's a lovely flower, after all 🐰💗
@樹里 Thank you for a message. We here, fortunately it’s cool at this time…It’s 26°C. I have heard from best friend from Japan”It’s new hottest record of the temperature”. Take care of yourself. We are together on GS. Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@くさちゃん Good morning! Kiss-chan! How are you? It’s getting hotter in Japan. Take care of yourself(karada ni kiotsukete ne)=💦take lots of water! (omizu takusan itadaite)👍 Have a good day! with smile 😊
Today, August 2nd, is the day of the fireworks festival in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. I haven't been there in a few years, but I decided not to go because the fireworks festival will be broadcast live on TV. 🐰💗
On the same day, the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival in Niigata, one of Japan's three biggest fireworks festivals, was also broadcast on TV. I was really glad to be able to see such amazing fireworks. 🐰💗 🎇
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ How nice! Fireworks 🎆: while I was living in Honolulu(Waikiki), I saw fireworks every Friday from Hilton hotel . I had enjoyed them all the time from my condominium(27th floor). Enjoyable life, we will have a good time together on GS. 😊
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ How nice! Me,too. I listen to the music 🎶 all the time(entire time) except when I sleep. In the morning, Classical music, Latin when I swim, ‘Enka’ with GS friends… In the evening, ‘California Lounge’. I live music 🎶 forever. I hope you will have a good morning 🌞!
That's right. I start my morning chores by listening to my favorite singer on YouTube. With earphones in and listening to music, I feel relaxed and can get the chores done smoothly. 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ That’s right. I do the same way. When I swim(for 75 minutes), I listen to the music. I can’t talk to the people. My private time. Some people come to the club to see the friends and talk. It’s ok! If they exercise well~? You walk well~. Me,too. Have a nice day! with smile 😊
It's been a while since it rained today. My daughter and her husband are coming over today. 🙆🏻 Or maybe just my daughter? ❓️ Even though it's just before Obon, she's coming over. It's Sunday, so she seems to have taken an early Obon holiday, so I'm looking forward to her coming over today. 🐰💗
That's right. It's a custom, like Obon. Several relatives visit our house, so my daughter and her husband came first yesterday. Unfortunately, my son and his wife won't be coming this year. I'm planning to visit my son and his wife's house after Obon. 🐰💗
That's true. You can still live a healthy life. Your mother is probably waiting for you to come. She might be happy to meet you while you're still healthy. 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. That’s right. Still ~ I swill stay here. Soon or later ~ I may go to 🇯🇵, to stay for 1 month~ in Tokyo. I will stay at Conrad-Tokyo and Hakodate which is my best place in Japan. Nice to talk to you. with smile 😊
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ In the new future, I will be back to Japan/Tokyo. Lots of friends ~ l miss them for a long time. Time and occasion We will have a nice day! with smile 😊
That's right. A friend of mine is having eye surgery this week. He said that his field of vision has narrowed due to cataracts, making it difficult for him to see. I met him before the surgery and we had a drink together. 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ In USA, the surgery of eyes are very popular. One eye 👁️ costs $1,000. They say ‘it’s great, I can see great without glasses !” Money works for that. They are happy. It depends on the situation, how and how much?$¥ Nice day together 😊
I'm having lunch with that friend tomorrow, and although it was interpreted as alcohol, I don't drink alcohol, and we'll go together in the car, so I'll listen to what he has to say while we eat. Sometimes the content is different, which can cause misunderstanding. I'm sorry 🙏🏻
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ No worries about that. You use your transportation system. Your English is much better than my English! 😁 How is that? We will have a good time on GS. with smile 😊
Good morning ☺️✨ Yesterday, my friend, a woman, came over to see me and asked me about her grandchild, who is about the same age as me, how she's been lately, and the state of her eyes. We enjoyed lunch together. 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Good morning ☀️! How nice and talk to your friend. Keeping friendship is important for us. I have my club-friends( I have friends about 30 people at my club). 30 people ~, but I see them only at the club. I like this ! Good day together! (I hope you have a good day, we are together). 😊
Good morning. ☺️✨Today is the day my friend (female) is having eye surgery. She has cataracts, which could be a problem for me in the future. I hope the surgery goes smoothly.🙏🏻 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Good morning! ☀️ You are talking about cataracts. We in USA 🇺🇸 we pay one 👁️ for $1,000. After the surgery, 👌super! No glasses 👓 to wear. * do you understand my English? I am talking in English.
Good morning. ☺️✨Yes, I understand. My friend had cataract surgery to correct his farsightedness, but he decided to continue wearing glasses for his nearsightedness. Apparently, treatment for both farsightedness and nearsightedness costs about 500,000 yen per eye. Treatment for just farsightedness costs 50,000 yen. Yesterday's surgery on his left eye went well. He'll have another surgery on his right eye next Thursday. His vision was cloudy, so I hope it's clearer now.🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ 😮it’s expensive in Japan. Anyway…what is the most important thing … we can see better and it will help us a lot. (money comes after that)! =money can solve it. I hope you have a nice morning ~. 😊
Good morning. ☺️✨ My female friend's eye surgery went well, but she was given some painkillers because the affected area was a little sore. She didn't have to take any medicine. She will be wearing an eye patch or protective glasses for a while. I hope she recovers quickly.🙏🏻 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Good morning! 👍 good for her. It will be ok~ for a long time. How is your eyesight? I have…1.0 and 0.7. So far~ ok, however my reading glass situation…goes worse. ~5 years ago, I started 1.5 Distance glasses. …today 2.5. I hope you do not need it yet. 😊 good day together!
Hello (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*. My vision has started to blur and it's getting harder to see, so I'm going to have surgery. I'll be happy if I can see better in both eyes after the surgery on my right eye on Thursday. After that, I'll get glasses 👓️ for my nearsightedness. 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) Good morning. ☺️✨ This is my female friend's right eye 👀. After the surgery this Thursday, her vision in both eyes will be clearer. I'm sure 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ That’s they say. Someone has one eye 👁️ first, and the other will be after 6~ 1 year. It depends your will. What a great technique for our eyes. No more contact lens.(we do not need contact lenses anymore). Good day ! 😊
Good morning. ☺️✨ I also used to wear contact lenses. However, ready-made lenses didn't fit my eyes, so I always had to have them custom-made to fit the shape of my eyes. Gradually, I switched to glasses 👓️. I still find progressive lenses very convenient. My female friends will also be able to see better, which will broaden their field of vision and make their daily lives more enjoyable. 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Good morning! 🌞 It’s great technology for our eyes today. 👁️ eyesight is very important for us. I am happy to hear that. You will think about your eyes. Take your time, unless you really need to fix ~. Good day! 😊
Good morning. ☺️✨ Being able to see👀 broadens your field of vision and increases your enjoyment. If I didn't have my glasses👓️ now, it would be boring and I wouldn't be able to observe "Tommy the Stork"🦆
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Good morning. Right! Our eyesight is very important. You want to see your favorite Tommy. You can see Tommy all the time ~ while you walking?! Do you feed Tommy~ Maybe not. What Tommy eats? I think you have enjoying! good! 😊
Good morning. ☺️✨ Storks are carnivorous birds that eat a variety of small creatures that live near water, including fish such as loaches, frogs, snakes, insects (grasshoppers, beetles, etc.), crayfish, mice, earthworms, and even baby birds. So far, Tommy hasn't arrived yet, but yesterday, he was busily eating food among the lotus flowers as early as 5am. 🐰💗
Good morning.☺️✨ I have some unfortunate news. Tommy the Stork hasn't come today either. It was only for a short time, but it was a happy time for me. I'm sure he's gone back to his next location or his nest. 🐰💗
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ I got your disappointment of your Tom. So~ you will not able to see Tom from now!? Life~ it’s the same as ours. Sorry about that. 🥲 Take care of yourself. It’s still hot. 😊
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Good morning! Tom has going ~ with Tom’s way. You have been enjoying with Tom~?! What is your impression of Tom? (tsuyoi inshou wa nani kashira?) We will have a good day! 😊
Good morning. ☺️ Yesterday, August 30th, my husband drove us to Shiga Prefecture to visit our son and his wife. We went to see the birth of our granddaughter. We weren't able to see "Tom the Stork" yesterday, but he came to visit us early this morning. 🐰💗
@pechako Good morning! Pekochan It’s getting cooler ~ summer is over at your place? Here, it’s becoming cooler. Autumn 🍂 has come. Have a good day. with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! Thank you for a message. It’s…still 31°C now outside. Fortunately I do not feel any hot. We have waiting for the rain ☔️ for a long time. We had a rain ~ the end of May. 3 month~ no rain. It’s California weather. “Shyokuyoku no Aki” … I like this. It’s becoming cooler and it makes nice appetite. Keep being healthy! Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning? 🌞 Thank you for a message. It will be 101f in the afternoon today. The weather information says this will be the last heat. Well~ it will be October soon. We will keep being healthy. Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! 🌞 Yes, it’s getting cooler ~ a little bit cold now in California. Autumn 🍂 has come! Let’s enjoy our lovely flowers, trees ~. Good day together! with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! ☀️ It’s getting cold here. …when I go to my club(for swimming), it’s 13°C. Right now…21°C. I hope you will have a good day! Take care of yourself. (kaze o hikanai youni). with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! 🌞 Thank you for a message. Yes. It’s becoming colder here. I put electric blanket last night, because I felt cold. ~ Let’s go for a good day! with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! 🌞 Thank you for a message. Yes~ I will try to keep my health. It’s getting cool~ cold. Let’s take care of ourselves. Keep being healthy 💕
@pechako Good morning! ☀️ You are so cute ☺️ lovely! I do not how much weight you have today. Anyway ~ do not to try to loose weight suddenly. A little by little. Do you do exercise ? You still work, right?! So~ it’s difficult to go gym? Everyone has his own opinion and way~. I swim for 75 minutes everyday. 1.5 kilometers a day. 45km/month That’s me. It’s getting cooler & colder. We will have a good day! with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! pechako san ! Thank you for a message. Yes. I swim 1.5km every morning. This is my challenge with my age(I was born in 1958). I am 67 old(young)woman. We keep being healthy. Vegetable, fruits and no fat food. Have a good day! I will be with you. with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! That’s right. We will take care of what we we have/eat. No 3 food… the first lovely food in 🇺🇸/Hot dog🌭, Hamburger🍔and Pizza🍕. How I can tell you like this? Because in 🇺🇸, there are lots ~ people (overweight). I am sorry to them. With our age, we will be ok. Delicious 😋 food, but. (otagai ni kenkou ni kio tsukete) lovely 😊 Let’s go for a good day together! with smile
@pechako Good morning. Thank you for a message! That’s right. What to eat ~. We will go for today and tomorrow. Life is good! LG Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@pechako Thank you for message. Well~ we in California, rainy season is October~ Spring time(May). However we do not have so much rain. Except the typhoon 🌀. Let’s have a nice day together! with smile 😊
@pechako Thank you for a message. That’s right. You know…need rain for several month, now~ we will have ☔️. I hope~ it will be a good season for us in California. I walk every morning. Nature has not been changed at all. lovely It’s Autumn 🍂 here. We will have a nice day together. with smile 😊 (always)
@pechako Thank you for a message. We will have a good day today and tomorrow. It’s getting colder. Take care of yourself! We are together on GS. with smile 😊
@pechako Thank you for a message. Yes. Here, it’s suddenly cold in the morning before my leavening for the club(swimming). Winter? We need Autumn 🍂. We will see~ Changing sea~ temperature,too. Let’s take care of ourselves. Have a good day! with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! It’s getting colder. My house ~ heater has started. From autumn 🍂 to winter. Let’s take care of ourselves. We are together on GS. Have a good day! with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! 🌞 Yes. I understand that. We take care of ourselves. Not be tired ~ no stress ~. Eat well and sleeping well! That’s I do everyday. Let’s have a good day together! with smile 😊
@pechako Thank you for a message. How nice! That’s right. You are together with your husband. It’s very important for your life. Keep being happy life. Healthy, sleep well together. Good day together! 😊
@pechako Good morning! 🌞 Yes. We are together on G.S. We have a nice communication each other and enjoy our posted photos. Let’s have a good day ! with smile 😊
@pechako Yes. I am happy to talk to you. You said…‘unlivable’(tayori nai), that means you are sad or feel lonely? I sometimes fell so, too. We think positively. Nice is day coming. I will talk to you. I will be with you. Let’s have a nice day together! with our smiles 😊😊
@pechako 👍 ok. I understand that. You are happy with your family ~ and by yourself. It sounds nice. You are fine. (shikkari de nakutemo) I am (shikkari shite imasen). 👍 Let’s go for a good day today and tomorrow! Have a nice day. with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! 💕 I like how you talk to me! cute 🥰 That’s right! We go for ~ positive, optimistic way to think of our lives. We will have a good friendship together on GS. 😊
@pechako Thank you for a message. …yes. I am 100% positive person. When I was a teacher (1980’s), I had a great time with my students.(high school/ junior high school students). …life ~ You work~ what kind of work do you do? We are together on GS. 😊
@pechako Good morning! 🌞 That’s right. Don’t turn around, let’s move forward every day one step toward tomorrow! That’s what I always think. Go for today and tomorrow together! with smile 😊
@pechako Thank you for a message. ‘tegaki yuzen’…it’s the traditional dyeing technique! You learned a lot. Good experience. It’s good! Life is a survival. How, where, what…anyway ~ not to have stress and work comfortably. ☝️ Any kind of work, you are nice to the people and you will succeed. I are smart lady. You have been having a good life. You can talk to me anytime. I will talk to you. I will be with you. 😊
@pechako Good morning! 🌞 You are cute. It’s good . You talk to me honestly. I can know~💕 No worries about ENGLISH. I will talk to you in English(you studied in junior high school). Life is good! LG. Have a nice day. with smile
@pechako Good morning! Your point is right. You know, when we were in junior high school, started learning English. 3 years = vocabularies =996~maybe more today I talk to you on GS. with these vocabularies. Have you got this? 😆’This is a pen’. ‘I have a pen’. “S•V•C” and “S•V•O”. *subject. Verb. Compliment. Object We studied like this ~ and?! It’s up to ourselves. How much you can use? “Tsuyou shinai > tsuyou shimasu” It’s up to us! Right?! Let’s go for today and tomorrow. I like your comments. We are together on GS. with smile 😊
@pechako Good morning! ☀️ That’s right. We feel ~ happy on the sunny day! Let’s go for a good day together. Nice food, good exercise and sleep well. Our life is such a simple way to go~. We are keep going, aren’t we?! 😊 Have a nice day. with smile
Commonly called/Pincushion flower. Small scabious
Native to/Europe. Africa. Western Asia
Symbolism/Love. Purity
*Pure love: The softer-colored blooms are as symbols of genuine affection and warmth.
*Genus of anout 80 species
*Pinnatifid basal leaves, 2-6in(5-15cm)
*Flowerheads to 1 1/2in(4cm)across
*This plant was histolically value for its medicinal properties.
*Carl Linnaeus was the first formaly descrived in 1753.
*The word ‘Scabiosa’ derives from the latin word “scabere” meaning “to scratch”.
Photographed 7/27 8:57am 2025
Posted 7/28(Monday) 12:18pm 2025