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It was an unusually long, cold, snowy winter, and signs of spring have been slow to appear, but the sakura (cherry blossoms) are finally in full bloom!
It's about time ...
Although 2012 began with a mildy scary earthquake to remind us of the precariousness of our position here on the somewhat shaky conjunction of multiple tectonic plates that we call "Japan," my enthusiasm remains high.
May this be a year of fun, health, safety, prosperity, and enlightenment for all my family, friends ... and everyone else as well!
Here's an image I grabbed at the Johgi Nyorai Saihouji temple a few days ago, right at the end of the day when old Sol was moving on to illuminate other parts of the planet (sorry about the great honking watermark, but I do sometimes see my images in the strangest places). This will probably be the last "autumn image" for the year. The colors are mostly gone and the trees are bare, ready for the snow that will blanket the area very soon.
The foliage has just started to segue from shades of greed to yellows and reds here in the Tohoku region. There's only a small window of opportunity to capture the best of it, so I'm spending a bit of time out hunting for color. Here's what I found yesterday up at the Naruko valley:
Not a bad start. Hopefully I'll have some more before the season is over.