Spring Preview : Plum Trees

In old Japan, the shy and perfumed plum tree flowers (梅, ume) were venerated even more than the gorgeous sakura. With their round blossoms and their sweet smell, they meant the end of the winter, the very first step towards spring. Nowadays, the tradition of ohanami mostly belongs to the cherry trees, but the anonymous blossoming of the creates of the discreet ume provides wonderful opportunitiese to get a bite of spring far from the usual crowd.

Hanegi Park, Higashi-Matsubara station (Inokashira line), Tokyo

The dog days are over, the dog days are gone

Can you hear the horses, cause here they come

(Florence + The Machine)

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[Neko]

ENFIN je peux t'écrire des commentaires, c'était bloqué depuis la semaine dernière... bon, c'est toujours aussi joli cette floraison :) profite d'un pays dans lequel il y a encore des saisons bien distinctes...