Along the shady path in the Yato valley, where vibrant flowers of Ajisai were in full bloom, I found little inflorescences of Iwatabako (Conandron ramondiodes) appearing out stealthily from the narrow cracks of the wet Kamakura-stone wall.
The violet star-shaped flowers were blooming as if to try to hide themselves in the shadow. They seemed to be inwardly whispering about the arrival of the quiet early summer peculiar to the Yato valleys of Kita-Kamakura.
The bustling sightseers, who were intoxicated with the flamboyant colors of Ajisai flowers, passed by the mossy stone wall with hasty steps, without noticing the presence of those hidden jewels of nature.
