Cherry blossom celebration in Japan!

[KyushuCalanthe]

Ah, the air is almost warm, the birds are singing, and the cherries are flowering... well, that was the situation up to a day ago. Hard rain and wind overnight took out most the flowers, but luckily I got them "on tape" before they all fell.

This one's in 4K (that is four times higher resolution than 1080p!) and I added music. For best viewing I recommend streaming at 1080p or higher.

Cherry Blossom Celebration!

 

[Lanmark]

Wonderful!

 

[Migrant13]

Awesome....thank you!!

 

[abax]

The music was played by a Scotsmen!!! Lovely instrument.
This video is a wonderful end to a very busy day for me.
Thank you. Oh, I hope you saw lots of bees pollinating
all those beautiful flowers. I worry about the bees.

 

[theshatterings]

Awesome! Yay orchids. I see you snuck in a Cym. goeringii : )

 

[Secundino]

Very nice! Thank you!

 

[Linus_Cello]

Here in DC, we had our peak bloom about 2 weeks ago. The past couple of days, and the day after tomorrow, the temps will be below freezing. Glad the cherry blossoms here were able to have decent weather.

 

[Heather]

Absolutely lovely!

 

[Happypaphy7]

Very nice! Thanks!
Gotta visit Japan again some time soon.

Spring has been rather cranky here, but I see flowers poppoing up all over the city, which is nice. lovely time of the year!

 

[MaryPientka]

Thank you, Tom. Pure magic!

 

[SlipperFan]

Yay Spring! We are still experiencing snow.

 

[Ozpaph]

missed them when I was in Tokyo in Feb. Must go back in Spring.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Glad you all enjoyed it.

The music was played by a Scotsmen!!! Lovely instrument.
This video is a wonderful end to a very busy day for me.
Thank you. Oh, I hope you saw lots of bees pollinating
all those beautiful flowers. I worry about the bees.

Yes, it is funny that a Scotsman, an American and some Japanese trees got together to make this VERY Japanesque video. I worry about bees too - but then it is too easy to worry about many things in the world. On a positive note, there were lots of cherry fruits last year, so somebody's pollinating them.

Awesome! Yay orchids. I see you snuck in a Cym. goeringii : )

But of course

 

[Happypaphy7]

Fritillaria grows wild in Japan? or is it from a garden?

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Fritillaria grows wild in Japan? or is it from a garden?

There are several species in Japan, but all are pretty small plants. This one was growing at a temple. It looks similar to F. thunbergii perhaps, a Chinese plant.

 

[Heather]

Hey, Tom - hope you are okay! Was the quake near you??

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Hey, Tom - hope you are okay! Was the quake near you??

Heather, the epicenter was about 100 kilometers to the south. It registered 7 at the epicenter, and just a little lower in the major city of Kumamoto. It was around a 4 here - enough to give a good shake, but no damage. The initial quake was long, maybe around 30 seconds. That was around 9:30 pm, and the aftershocks continued up to 2:30 am. I didn't sleep much, AND the next morning the first day back at university.

 

[cnycharles]

Glad there was no damage where you are


Elmer Nj

 

[Heather]

Whew! Glad to hear that Tom!

 

[MaryPientka]

I am happy that you are well. Stay well