Water of Hokkaido 2

Wildlife in Asahikawa 2

An unexpected meeting just outside Asahikawa.

Curious Buildings 2. Asahikawa, Biei, Higashikawa.

Unique buildings that break the boring standard of our cities and towns.

It is wonderful to find these rare pearls in our walks.

Is it difficult to find furniture for a round house?

Sure the floors are not sloped, but how fun it would be!

Sometimes houses seem to have faces and look at us.

Does not it have a lovely duck face?

Why does everything have to be square?

Of course!

The Asahikawa Mosque?

No, it is a waste incinerator plant. Its energy is used to heat a pool.

Red brick is not widely used here.

Only for industrial buildings and warehouses.

 This is a little scary.

And finally, these lovely survivors who resist surrounded, threatened, for how long?

Curious buildings 1.

To be continued...

Wildlife in Asahikawa

Mama duck teaching her children to cross a wide street in Asahikawa.




Sorry for the poor quality of the images...

Taisetsuyumizu Park

A park dedicated to water:

My favorite park. I usually go there at sunset to finish my day relaxed.

My bike also takes a break...

And I take this seat.

Calm mind.

But today, let's take a look around to find the place. It is not so popular, always quiet.

On the way to Asahidake from Asahikawa, a few kilometers after passing Higashikawa, you will find it on your left.

May be the icon of the park. It never stops.

Sound of water will follow you during the walk.

Water passing by here,

over there...

You will enjoy nice views of the Asahidake too.

Have you had a difficult day? Finish it well.

My Daily Commute

The bicycle path that leads me to work every day!

 Decided to stop and smell the flowers :-)

Growing wild along the path.

Some very simple.

But all very colorful and beautiful!

This path runs along the Chubetsu River all the way from Higashikawa into Asahikawa city.

My favorite flowers of the day!

Higashikawa rice, 4 seasons.

Asahidake, rice and water, everywhere in Higashikawa.

Mount Asahidake can be seen from any of its windows.
Water of Asahidake flows through its rivers, streams and faucets (excellent mineral water, free for its citizens).
And grows its rice.

Rice fields mark the four seasons:

                                        Winter

Mother earth rests under the white.

First snow in Higashikawa.

Spring

Rice fields are flooded

Rice grows and Higashikawa becomes green. Bustle of frogs at night.

Summer

The sun shines the gold.

Autumn

Grain is collected and fields burned.

Generous land deserves a new break.

Warehouses are full.

More information about Higashikawa:

Cycling. Shirogane blue pond. "Aoii Ike".

This morning I left for a two-hour bike ride.

And suddenly I found this ...

I had to stop, I love this kind of stuff.

And got a message on my phone: 
I had the day off!

Then this image came out like a flash.

It was a pending issue.

Shirogane blue pond.

I took this direction. Mount Tokachi from Biei.

My gift day was perfect.

Even too hot.

In this cool place I consulted Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Pond_(Biei)

"...is a man-made water feature in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the result of works on the Biei River (美瑛川?), carried out after the 1988 eruption of Mount Tokachi, to protect the town of Biei from volcanic mudflows. The colour is thought to result from the accidental presence of colloidal aluminium hydroxide in the water."

Man-made??? I did not expect. My interest increased and I pedaled again.

A berry plantation-shop!

I love berrys!

It's closed, it's not the right season...

Up hill.

2 kilometers!

I had never seen this color in nature. How beautyful! However, a strange feeling. It must be for the dead trees and the stillness of the water. Is it alive?

Colloidal Alluminium hydroxide eh? Ummhh...

There were many tourists and cameras. I looked for a quiet place to rest and make sense.

Yes, man-made. 

In any case, wonderful!

Can you see the white rabbit?

Going down was pleasant, fresh air on my chest.

But I had to stop here...

Because:

Biei's milk is excellent then soft cream...

On the way back I found this house in Biei.

It deserves to enter the collection "curious buildings" of Asahidake tours!

http://asahidake-tours.blogspot.com/2017/06/curious-buildings.html

See you on the next ride!