I have inadvertently forgot bringing my camera on the way for shopping yesterday. It was the main reason why I didn't take photos of cherry flowers. I still have something perverse in my characteristics. When a lot of people are taking its photo, I am a bit reluctant to do the same thing. All the more, posting them in my blog!
It was really the plateau of cherry blooming now. I could not resist posting some of the photos I took this afternoon. I am still a typical Japanese.
Cherry trees in the campus of a jr. high nearby. There was this school when I was born here. I am wondering how old these cherry trees are. Maybe, as old as me.
The entrance of a community center, a few blocks away from our home. Cherry trees in a well cared woods.
In close up.
Cherry flowers are starting falling on the ground. The life of cherry flowers is so short. Their transience as well as beauty might be the reason why they could not help attracting us. In a few days, the flowers will be replaced to new leaves. There will be a lot of flowers fallen on the ground as if a carpet.
I have spent whole day in the farm, pulling the weeds and planting vegetables like taro and burdock. As reported earlier, potatoes are successfully budding. I love these young buds as an expression of life. Very lovely.
Thank you for sharing the beauty of Japan and the famous Cherry Blossom in bloom! As a Floridian in the U.S. I have always been amazed by the longevity and care of the trees. It’s a sign of spring and new life coming from years of growing. It shows that the common love of nature is in all of us. In a time when everything seems to be instant gratification we are reminded that pleasure in caring for our environment is an investment in our future. If not for our own enjoyment but for the enjoyment of those who will come after us. Peace and joy.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous Floridan!, thanks for your considerate comment. I am surprised to find quite the same view on nature and life in it. In my forties of age, I suddenly felt quite close to those trees and plants. Trees, whatever they might be, were always fascinating to me. They are living lives slowly and steadily. I learned some trees are dying in the core while they are alive in the surface. I am moved and almost rewarded by your comment in fact. Please leave your name or handle in the next comment. Again thank you very much.
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