Japanske Tresnje

Source: Wikipedia; Mount Fuji seen through Cherry Blossom

U Washingtonu je sezona cvata japanskih tresanja (Sakura tresnja) i to je svjetski poznati dogadjaj. Sezona cvata traje samo dva tjedna, pa smo pozurili da vidimo tu ljepotu.

Japanska vlada je 1912. poklonila 3,000 Sakura tresanja americkoj vladi, a 1965. je stigla dodatna posiljka od 3,800 stabala. U tih dva tjedna u godini, velika vecina centra grada je prekrivena predivnim njezno rozim cvjetovima.

O tome sto Sakura tresnja predstavlja u japanskoj kulturi sam pronasla sljedece: "Whereas in China the cherry blossom symbolizes feminine beauty, the feminine principle, or love, in Japan the cherry blossoms are believed to exemplify the transient nature of life, because of their short blooming times."

Proljece je stiglo i u nas kvart. Ovo drvo magnolije nas je posebno dojmilo.

Neodoljiva grupa narcisa uz put...

Tulipani i zumbuli, bez kojih proljeca naravno nema...

I novi prijatelji koji su jucer stigli na nas balkon...

Sretan Uskrs!

Check out my tulips!! Yeah!

Random pansises, by the sidewalk...

And now, my complete and overpowering obsession with anything Easter: Bunnies, chicks, chickens, eggs, pastel colors, flowers etc. Check out the bunny on the apron...

Pusa,

I.

Mom is leaving...

We had such a good time...

And my mom enjoyed herself so much...

Even though the winter is still quite strong and yucky...

So we mostly tried to keep warm and hang out around our home...

But spring is coming after all and it looks like my tulips bulbs have made it through the winter. Can't wait for the flowers!

Love,

I.