Saturday, April 22, 2006

Sakura

It's spring time and the cherry blossoms have come .... and gone!!! The following pictures were taken at the park near my house.







3rd Mar - sakura trees naked since winter









24th Mar - buds have just come out










31st Mar - full bloom of sakura flowers










21st Apr - sakura flowers have dropped and leaves appeared










Hanami - i.e. having a picnic by the sakura trees and viewing the wonders of the flowers that only bloom once a year. These are the people (teachers and students) from my Japanese class. Does the fella next to me look like Jesus Christ?

1 Comments:

At 5/5/06 4:29 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I like your series of pictures ... they are beautiful. Seems like the weather is a bit chilly from the clothing people wear in the picnic but I bet it's a great time to be out and about. It's also getting warmer here -- still need a light jacket most days.
Have a good spring, John.

 

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