Cube Land at Kodomo-No-Kuni

I need to verify, but on my family's last visit to Kodomo-No-Kuni, the truncated octahedron climbing structure that is a favorite link on my blog (thanks to playscapes) appears to have been replaced by Cube Land.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S IF SWM @ 35 mm, f5.6, ISO 100, 1/400 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S IF SWM @ 18 mm, f4.0, ISO 100, 1/125 sec.

Papillon at Kodomonokuni

Several years ago (2013) in September, I caught a snap of a Common Leopard (or Phalanta phalantha) butterfly resting on an orange cosmo with my Nikkor 85mm AI-S. Definitely not the ideal lens to catch this quick flying insect. Several days ago, the opportunity repeated itself at Kodomonokuni. This time, I had my 105mm Micro-Nikkor mounted and enough patience to capture this!

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec.

Children's playgrounds - Kodomo no Kuni (Children's Land)

I don't post pictures of my kids on my blog, and I don't intend to blog about my family.  However, we did visit Kodomo no Kuni (こどもの国　in Japanese）this weekend and I had to share photos of the playgrounds and will be soon sharing photos of the beautiful natural scenery in this park.

This is one of the more interesting play structures at the park. It's some sort of hexagonal climbing frame. All the kids had a blast playing on it.

Here's a shot of it from another angle.

This is what it looks like from the inside. Sort of a weird modular building. Perhaps this is what the inside of a beehive looks like.