It was another hot summer day in the Kiyosato district, the city of Hokuto, in Yamanashi Prefecture and in the Nobeyama district, the village of Minamimaki, in Nagano Prefecture.
Views From Hana-no-Mori (Flower Wood) Park, Yatsugatake Mountain Range and Mount Kitadake (not seen) covered with clouds, Road Station South Kiyosato, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 7/24/2023
Click and listen to the cicada sounds in the poplar trees, Hana-no-Mori (Flower Wood) Park, Road Station South Kiyosato, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 7/24/2023
Flowering Scarlet runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus), Nobeyama, Minamimaki-village, Nagano, 7/24/2023
Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea) fields, Nobeyama, Minamimaki-village, Nagano, 7/24/2023
Raised lettuce beds covered in plastic mulch, Nobeyama, Minamimaki-village, Nagano, 7/24/2023
Bales of hay wrapped in plastic to preserve the quality of the hay and prevent it from deteriorating over time, Nobeyama, Minamimaki-village, Nagano, 7/24/2023
(https://www.plasticexpert.co.uk/why-are-bales-of-hay-wrapped-in-plastic/)