Start of cherry blossom, represented by 染井吉野=somei-yoshino, was announced in Tokyo today. It is measured by sample trees selected all through Japan except for northern Hokkaido and southern Okinawa. Looking one of the most enjoyable jobs for the Meteorological Agency, they visit such designated sites everyday until 5-6 flowers are recognized fully open. And at home, Mei-Shun continues daily check on their garden princess. Please find narcissus knights all face toward her.
Following ume and daphne, here narcissus comes. Yesterday hit 20 degrees Celsius, today almost the same with stormy southern wind. Hello guys, nice to see you. Please take care, we are still in March.
She reminds Mei-Shun of her hospitalization last year — mom-in-law brought a little bouquet. When you cut garden flowers, they lose much energy and wilt immediately. We therefore make it a rule to keep them on the ground. Even so, sometimes a breach is imperative to help isolated family member enjoy one of her favorite.
Our garden princess looks starting her preparation to come out. They say that cold winter allows Rosaceae plants including cherry, peach and pear to know clearly when to bloom on their buds. On the other hand, warm winter could keep them half-awake and half-asleep — meaning it all depends on each bud when to loose her petals.
We have 二十四節気 to divide a whole year into 24 seasonal steps. Spring has 6 of them including 立春, 雨水, 啓蟄, 春分, 清明, 穀雨. Today has the first one in almost every year, while February is normally the coldest month.
It is freezing today. Our Aladdin stove works full from early in the morning to become short of fuel soon. After driving Shin to the station, Mei-Shun started working at the desk. When she looked up, white, fine icy pieces were found falling from the sky! Quiet rain has turned into the first snow of this winter, so subtle that immediately melt on the ground.
Hello, Ms. Ladybug. Do you feel warm there? Won’t you join our party on the Christmas tree? You are so fascinating in that black dress with red dots. Just be careful not to enter Mikan-chan’s eyesight.
This season has come — you can find Omochi-chan in the warmest living room with a stove. She calls mom to the sofa, asking a hug for a while before going under the blanket. When she is too busy to hold her baby, Omochi-chan appears with her back facing toward mom.
Mei-Shun’s “Gara-K”, meaning in current Japanese a cellphone stopped evolving in Galapagos, has once frozen lately. Shin worried about losing communication with her, so she decided to change it into a smart phone. It is twice as big as her previous device, and oh, almost empty in application — needs a lot of care to make it really smart.
Please find below our Yellow card at the end of this month. She never stop catching our eyes, letting us ask if she does not feel thirsty every day. Honey, it is warm today. Won’t you go outside and greet the sun?
Twin Suns?
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