春・花見

[stormsewer]

Pictures of blooming plum and cherry trees in Japan.



These first three are of a plum tree at the Tenryuji in Arashiyama, Kyoto. Taken in March.







Next, cherry blossoms in Karatsu. Taken in April.





And then cherry blossoms at a temple in Fukuoka. Also taken in April, this was about the closest I got to an actual hanami experience.

Comments

[kaytayp.livejournal.com]

Although I can't get a good sense for the proportion of each pic due to my tiny iBook screen, I especially like 1, 4, & 7. It's so sad to see the blossoms fall so quickly. Thanks to a windy day in Tokyo the hanami season was cut short this year. Sigh.

[stormsewer]

Ah, but it wouldn't be 花見 if the blossoms stayed around for a month. Gotta love those little reminders of mortality.