SATOYAMA in Takatsuki (UTSUGI, YABUKOJI, KONASUBI)

Today, I walked around SATOYAMA in Takatsuki, north of Osaka Pref., two hours far by car from my house in Takarazuka, southeast of Hyogo Pref.

You may think there is nothing special to see in this season in such a field. But I dear say you must find some interesting thing.s.

First, dried berries of UTSUGI (means empty tree, Japanese snowflower). Sunshine is necessary for such a photo.    

Next, I found berries of YABUKOJI (means ..., sorry, difficult to explain, coral ardisia). The small read berries can be found easily in rice fields where almost grasses are cut off by a farmer in winter. 

 That must be a small dried AKINO-KIRINSO (means yellow-ring flower in fall, goldenrod).

This red small leaves are KONASUBI (means small eggplant, moneywort?). KONASUBI bears winter season turn in read.

I spent for watching and taking photos near an hour. It has not been so cold with soft sunshine today. I have enjoyed a small hike with a camera.