小石川植物園を１時間で歩く / Taking an One-Hour Walk in Koishikawa Botanical Garden (With the AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm 2.8E ED VR)

白山にある「フランス菓子 エリティエ」にお気に入りのマカロンを買いに行った。そのついでに近くの小石川植物園に立ち寄った。入り口で閉園まで一時間と気が付き、どうしようか迷ったが園内に突撃。１時間で全部見て撮って回る！　というミッションを遂行した。

閉園が近かったからか、午前中まで天気が悪かったからか、人はまばら。おかげで短時間でも、春の息吹を独り占めすることができた。

そのようなわけで、ここで紹介するのは１時間で撮ってきた写真たち。見て、撮った順に並べてあるので、一緒に散歩する気分で、春の草花を楽しんでいただけたらうれしい。

I went to French patisserie Heritier to buy macaroons (Their macaroons are so good!). So I dropped by Koishikawa Botanical Garden nearby. At the entrance I realized that I had only an hour until the closing time. I hesitated to enter because I would not have enough time to look around, but anyway, I entered into the park. I decided to walk in the park and take as many photos as I could.

There were not many people in the park. It might be because the closing time was nearing or because the weather in the morning had not been good at all. I was happy about the fact because the nature in the garden was all to myself.

So, these are the photos I took in an hour. I placed them in order I took. Please enjoy taking the walk in the park!

変わった形のツツジが多く、見応えがあった。
Various kinds of azaleas were blooming in the garden.

メタセコイアのエリアは、小石川植物園でもお気に入りの場所。
One of my favorite areas in the garden is this Metasequoia area.

朝の雨が瑞々しい。
The fresh rain drops were still on the leaves.

園内の至るところで咲いていた白い花。名前は知らない。
These white flowers were everywhere in the garden when I visited there. I don't know their name ...

イチョウの若葉が美しかった。
Young Ginkgo leaves were beautiful.

狙ってそこに咲いたのか、君は。
Was it your plan to bloom at this sign "Don't pick plants"?

新宿御苑にあった気根がここにもあった。
The roots of the tree. The shape was just amazing.

どんどん伸びる。
Growing taller and taller!

八重桜の季節はもう終わっていた。次はもう少し早い時期に来てみよう。
The cherry blossom season was already over. I will come to this place again at an earlier time of year.

梅の実。唾液が出る。
The plum fruit.

野生のように育っている感じがとてもいい。
I loved their natural look.

ツツジの木の下に入ってみたら、かわいいやつに出会った。
I went under one of azalea tree and met these guys.

これもツツジの仲間なのかな？
Is this a kind of azalea?

藤の花も満開。
Wisteria flowers were in full bloom, too.

そうだった。帰っておいしく、マカロンをいただいた。僕はそれまで、マカロンというスイーツに興味がなかった。でも、「フランス菓子 エリティエ」のをいただいて見方が変わった。しっとりとした食感がたまらなくおいしい。

Oh, I almost forgot. These are the macaroons I bought. I enjoyed them after I went home :) To tell the truth, I didn't like macaroons at all before, but once I ate ones sold at Heritier, I fell in love with them.

Photo Data
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR