i personally love kwanzan cherry blossoms 🌸🌸

Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance. ― Yoko Ono

【桜の里に舞う】 まだ桜吹雪には早くて なかなか吹雪いてくれませんでしたが 雰囲気をお伝えできれば～♬ 下千本・中千本・上千本＆蔵王堂全て見えてます♥ 2023年4月1日撮影

Didn't even upload these on Instagram since their format cuts off as a post; the top one went up as a Story.

just ordered some suspiciously cheap plants <3

December 2023: Hawk & Pipboy In The Wild

Someone has been keeping watch over our backyard:

For the Last:

Few days:

An "Away From The Mire" perk card stuck on the ice box outside a convenience store located between our house & the wasteland:

Yaezakura | Multi-Layered Cherry Blossom

When metereologists make cherry blossom forecasts, they are referring to the Somei Yoshino variety which has a very short season — from late March to early April, to be exact. However, hanami forecasts don't usually include the early or late-blooming cherry trees, which are also quite lovely. Yaezakura, which means "multi-layered cherry blossom," is a catch-all term for cherry blossoms with more than five petals. Starting to bloom in mid-to-late April, yaezakura have petals that range from light to dark pink. Because of the double layers of petals, they are known as a symbol of strength — in comparison to the delicate and fleeting Somei Yoshino.

Cherry tree (Somei Yoshino) in full bloom on April 12th

MWW Artwork of the Day (9/17/22) Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950) Memories of Japan (1899) Watercolor mounted on heavy board, 69.9 x 90.2 cm. The Detroit Institute of Arts

Yoshida is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style. This watercolor, a dreamlike image of misty beauty, depicts women viewing the famed cherry trees at Mount Yoshino, east of Osaka, in the moonlight.  His "Kumoi Cherry Trees" is an example of Yoshida pushing the boundaries of the traditional woodblock print, not only with the delicacy and emotional quality of the colors, but also with the print's exceptionally large size.  In 1929 Yoshida worked with the Toledo Museum of Art to organize "A Special Exhibition of Modern Japanese Prints," shown in 1930 and consisting of 342 works by ten artists. Due to the success of this show, another was held in 1936. Many of the prints from these shows are now in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art, including "Kumoi Cherry Trees" and more than two hundred other prints by Yoshida.

Husband got me a yoshino cherry blossom tree to plant in the backyard and a steamdeck for my birthday 😭🌸

I don’t deserve him 🥹🩷

Birthday and Ostara activities tomorrow!!

- Memories of Japan -

By Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1876-1950, late 19th Century, Watercolor mounted on heavy board. Detroit Institute of Arts.

The subject portrays the daughters of the artist Kawai Shinzo (1867-1936) viewing blossoming cherry trees at Mount Yoshino in the moonlight.

Central Park & The Lake & The San Remo

New year, New you?

Come the morning of the new year in the centre courtyard. Students and teachers alike would be greeted with the new addition of a bloomed Yoshino cherry tree. The white blossoms like clouds of snow against the pale wood. Entwined with the blossoms and branches raindrop shaped fairy lights that flicked and sparkled to give the tree a dreamy look like star lit rain frozen along the flurry.

A simple table sat at the base of the tree. Black slips of paper and gold sharpie pens sat with a small black wood sign.

‘Dear students and staff.

Come the new year many people set themselves a goal of self improvement or achievement that they wish to happen over the year. It is said tying said goal to the branches of a tree is meant to grant luck and good fortune for your endeavour.

On this table I have set some slips and pens for people to do that. You may add your name or leave yourself anonymous if you wish. Please tie your goals on the tree and maybe come the end of the year you will find your slip and feel proud of your achievements.

As always if you require any help in personal growth and options my office is always open Counsellor Froll.’