We want to share with you some beautiful spring flowers.



This is at Showa Koen in Tachikawa, one of our favorite parks and cities.

We have enjoyed the park in all seasons, but had never been there during the two week spring flower festival.



Can you imagine the effort on bended knees to accomplish this? We certainly appreciated the hard work that was put in so we could enjoy them.

We have been enjoying "Sakura"; the time when the cherry trees bloom signaling that winter is over.

It is very typical for the people to come out to the parks for "hanami"- to watch and take pictures of the cherry trees.

This year people were showing "restraint" in their celebrations due to the suffering that the people in the north are experiencing. Usually you would find it difficult to find a spot to have your lunch.

This is our bento lunch that we picked up at a store before going to the park.

This is either a late bloomimg plum tree or a cherry tree that is not of the Japanese variety.

As the country is settling into a "new normal", we are reminded of the Hope we have through the renewal of the seasons.