April 27, 2015
April 8, 2015
Kawazu-zakura blossoms: Engaku-ji
Shifting seasons cause flowers to bloom in various shapes and colors and flowers tell us of the coming of a new season with their beauty and scents.
A flower is sent to us as a silent messenger of season, that may let us know the existence of the secret entity which determines the perpetual cycle of seasons and the way things really are.
Now spring is here and, in a spectacular manner, the flowers of this regrowth season have begun to blossom brilliantly with one accord.
April 7, 2015
March 4, 2015
Huyu-botan (Paeonia suffruticosa var. hiberniflora) flowers: Tsurugaoka-hachimangu
The pale sunlight of late February is secretly getting in through the opening of the straw shelter to gently illuminate the thin silky petals of these winter-blooming flowers.
The best time of Huyu-botan (winter peony) flowers will soon come to end after fulfilling the mission of pleasing our eyes with their splendid and auspicious figures in the almost flowerless world of winter.
Looking overhead in the garden, the graceful blossoms of Ume trees, which long waited for the arrival of springtime, have begun to bloom in the air one after another to let us feel the fragrant joy of this season of rebirth.
Early spring sky: Yuigahama-beach
We can see a fragment of the eternity beyond the distant horizon of the sea.
The thin beams of sunlight falling down through the clouds are quietly lightening the sea surface, into which people are gazing in silence.
Shira-Ume (white ume blossoms) : Tokei-ji
The white blossoms of Ume seem to be heartily enjoying the bright sunlight and the true blue sky which early spring has just brought here.
Before anyone else, they bloom with grace and spread a delicate sweet aroma to welcome the long-awaited advent of the warm spring sun.
January 30, 2015
Frozen pond: Engaku-ji
In the bitterly cold wind blowing down from the iron-blue winter sky, the quiet pond is completely covered with the thin sheets of ice.
The deep green of cedar trees is mistily reflected in the dark surface of the frozen pond.
The chilly stillness of midwinter is prevailing over this bleak garden to try to freeze even the currents of time.
Living creatures are staying absolutely still with bated breath, patiently waiting for the arrival of their spring.
Ume flowers: Kaizo-ji
Although winter is yet to move away, the flowers of Ume (Japanese apricot) have just begun blooming as if they sensed the faint sign of spring in a chilly wind.
In the wintry garden which almost lacks in color, the warm glows of these flowers let us know the gradual approach of the early spring.
Ice lumps: Engaku-ji
In the weak sunlight of a chilly afternoon, the ice lumps are slowly melting on the round water in the old stone washbasin.
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