For a little over two weeks the whole country comes out to enjoy the fleeting beauty of the cherry blossoms. I wonder if there is another place in the world that places so much importance on beauty and presentation. I personally think this carries over into the rest of Japanese life. From they way they package the simplest goods, to the attention given to public spaces and even to how much importance is put on clothing and dress.
One of the most impressive things we saw was Himeji-jo. Amazingly not a reconstruction - it's an original structure that has been recently refurbished. The last time we saw it, before the refurbishment it was a little rough around the edges. However since then, they took it apart tile by tile like a giant jigsaw puzzle and fixed everything.
It's stunning in its new coat of paint and plaster.
With the blossoms in full bloom we saw so many people just taking a moment to reflect. Sitting under the blossoms or just staring at them a while. I think we all could use to do a little more of this.
@jfolkmann beautiful the your photos
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thank you.
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Wow, those pictures are stunning. What a beautiful time of year! Well... not here in Minneapolis where we still have huge piles of snow. But in most normal places!
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It's the same for us here in Alberta. In fact...we're still getting snow today. :(
It was nice to be away for a bit.
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We woke up to a white world today as well! I'll try to post a few pictures today. It certainly is pretty, even if we are tired of snow and are more than ready for blossoms, daffodils and greening lawns.
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Nice collection.
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That first one looked familiar - then I found you have posted series 1 before. I left a comment there but as you never replied. You don't get my upvote this time.
Hope you understand ;-)
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Different location...but similar umbrella. Lots of them around in Kyoto. Making my way through comments. Sometimes takes a few days.
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It takes as many days for me to replenish my VP too ;-)
The umbrellas look great - the pink one and this red one. I have an attraction to taking pictures with sunlight behind objects like petals, leaves, anything! - umbrellas might just be my new thing (thanks to you)
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