March 22, 2023

SWET Hanami Online

Fallen cherry tree
Bringing forth a blossom
At floor-level.
Taken at Takashima, Shiga, at the foot of Mt. Akasaka.—Jeanette Fukao

Spring in the hills, Mobara Park, Chiba prefecture. Lynne Riggs

Glorious Tibouchina flowers, Sydney, Australia. Anthony Celentano

Hoping the blossoms herald the end of a winter of rainy, stormy weather.
Beth Cary, Oakland, California

New plum blossoms in downtown Niigata. Zack Kaplan

Amarylis lilies blooming the the New Zealand autumn. Jillian Yorke and Morishita Hitoshi.

Rainy Day
Searching for the right words on this side of the pane,
brown-eared bulbul locates her desire, on the other.
Anna Husson Isozaki

Peek
Did I focus in well enough? ------- Ah.
Anna Husson Isozaki

"Hanami" conjures possibly homogenous images, but is quite different depending on where you live along the length of Japan or whether you are in the northern or southern hemisphere. The timing of "spring" differs as well. From where you are we invite you to add to the special “Hanami” album above. Be sure to click the arrows at the sides to see the other images. Please send your photos (with caption) to SWET. 

Album filled for 2023. Looking forward to next year!