29 April 2012

Viewing cherry blossoms


This photo shows people walking to see cherry blossoms in the garden of Osaka Mint which is famous for its vast collection of rare cherry trees.

お花見

こちらは珍しい桜の蒐集で有名な大阪造幣局の「桜の通り抜け」の風景。観光名所の少ない大阪では貴重な所で今年は一週間に70万人近い人が訪れたという。たいした桜たちです。

21 April 2012

The last evening


The cherry blossom was glowing at sunset but the solitude on the face showed that it knew it might not have another evening.

最後の夕べ

夕暮れに 輝けるかな 桜花 されど寂しき 散りゆく命 (拙作)

16 April 2012

Painter of the spring


Cherry blossoms (sakura) can change the cityscape dramatically with a very short time as if they were painters of the spring.

春の絵描き

桜はほんの短い間に街の風景を一変させてしまう。桜はまるで春の絵描きのようです。

12 April 2012

Swinging in the breeze


Gentle breeze
Swinging cherry blossom
And my heart

(Haiku by me)

そよ風に揺れて

そよ風や ゆれる桜と わが心 (拙作)

08 April 2012

Lady of spring


We are now in the time of cherry blossoms (sakura), which can practically declare the arrival of the spring. This is the first picture of the cherry blossom that I have taken this year and I'd like to call the elegant blossom a lady of spring.

春の貴婦人

例年より遅れて大阪も漸く桜の季節になり春になったと感じる。こちらは今年撮った最初の桜の光画写真。この上品な雰囲気は春の貴婦人と呼びたくなるものです。

03 April 2012

Ready to bloom


This is a picture of two ume buds which looked like sisters discussing when to bloom.

開花準備完了

こちらは淋子梅という梅の蕾ですが姉妹がいつ開花するか話し合ってるような風情でした。

01 April 2012

Gift of spring


Spring blossom
Smile of the sun
Laughter of the earth

(Haiku by me)

春の贈り物

春の花 太陽大地の 笑いかな (拙作)