“Caroline Laughs and It's Raining All Day . . .”

It's cherry blossom season here in Japan so I went around town to-day with some friends to journey through the ephemeral clouds of pink.

One of my friends took a picture of me taking pictures. This was by a river in Gose.

I took some macro shots:

It was rainy and a bit chilly.

This was by a river in Asuka:

We also visited Abe-Monjuin Temple in Sakurai.

This stone tomb on the grounds dates from the 7th century:

These flowers are for the Year of the Tiger. Can you tell?

Twitter Sonnet #1568

Revolving plates were laden last with leeks.
The ham was burned to pull the juices out.
The heavy wolf had taxed the penguin beaks.
Insightful steam emerged from Jeffries' spout.
The message turned the pigeon back to ponds.
Reverting trees to paper caused a deal.
To cast a book, we turn a page to wands.
The picture text could make the sentence real.
The yarn's a waving line between the beats.
To summon beasts, extend the film a day.
The grill accepts a vast array of meats.
There's something else the fat would like to say.
The atmosphere was pink and flowed to earth.
A petal cloud engulfed the stony berth.