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I was surprised to see my name suddenly appear! Thank you for introducing my article. Looking at your photos, I was reminded that there is a richer life under our feet than we could have ever imagined.

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Well, my readers seem to appreciate good photography, so they should definitely check out your daily substack.

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I use Seek to find names of trees, flowers and animals, bugs etc. Not always remember them, but improving …

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app

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Also PictureThis is a good app for identifying plants. It’s free if you keep clicking the barely visible dark grey cancel button in the top right corner of the screen.

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Thanks Julian, I'll try it out.

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Thanks Igor! Just what I needed. I hope it's free?

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Great photos of the local flora and fauna, Gianni.

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Thanks! If someone had told me years ago that I would become a flower and insect hunter I would have laughed in their face.

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I think these photos are great. I especially like the cosmos.

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Yes, I can see why the Japanese love those flowers so much.

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My mother also had some in her garden in Devon, so it's always a nice connection for me to see these lovely flowers here in Tokyo.

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Love this post and the photos.

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Thanks Pallavi, coming from you it means a lot.

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