I found a Whisk Fern (Psilotum nudum)! 我發現了松葉蕨: 珍稀瀕危植物 !

When I took a walk, I found a small strange plant on an old cherry tree. (See the red circle.)

At first glance, I thought this was a kind of mushroom. But I have never seen green mushrooms. I thought again and realized this must be a whisk fern. It is very rare to see them in my area. I was very excited about my first discovery.

Whisk ferns like a warmer area. You will, therefore, have more chances to see them in the southern Japan and of course in 

Taiwan, Hong Kong and Indonesia. 

My dictionary says they are on a cliff or a tree. I don't know why they don't grow on the ground. Is it too cold in winter or too damp? The fern I found grows in the place where leaves and broken twigs lay thick on the cherry tree. It would take a few years to become this size. 

Snowy Buckwheat Field 蕎麥開花

Buckwheat blossoms are in full bloom now in my area. 

蕎麥如鋪雪

In the next month, farmers will cut down the stems by machine on a sunny day.

Just watching white blossoms, I can imagine the nutty flavour of its seeds. New buckwheat flour will be beginning to appear on the market in the middle of  November. 

These are my hand-made buckwheat noodles last December using the flesh flour. I am looking forward to enjoying the first time of making them (or Soba) this year.

這是去年我自己手工的蕎麥麵條。