09 April 2005

Last Updated: 09/04/05

 

I've been moaning on about the bad weather we've been having (in case you hadn't noticed), then suddenly:

 

BANG!

 

and it's spring.  The weather's gorgeous, the cherry blossoms are out, the t-shirts have to be got out of storage...
(how long is it to the rainy season, again?!)

 

 
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Spot the Cat

(yes, this is a man enjoying "hanami" with his cat...)

Sakura!

 
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Mary and Matt, doing a bit of the old Hanami

Awww!

Matt looking very cute amongst the blossom

 
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Tom gets the wrong idea...

Arg!

 
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(exactly!)

I do my own bit of furtling amid the flowers

 
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(Not that these guys like to pose for the camera, or anything)

 

"Hmmm...sakura"

 "Ahahaha...sakura"

 
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"Where's the sakura?"

Ahoy there...!

 
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The...er...lovely Asuwa river

 

(you can see all the festival food tents lining the river bank) 

Adam comes to join the party

 
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Nori (seaweed) at sunset

Beth arrives

 
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Sakura-by-night

Night-time Hanami

 
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