On sunday we took a break between listening to conference sessions (We're a week behind here, since we're a day ahead . . . try to figure that one out!) and took some pictures at and around the castle. This one's actually in front of Marugame high school, where I think the prettiest cherry blossoms are found.
Colette loves going out and about with the two of us. She runs around waving at everyone she sees. In the background you can see a few tarps and people picnicking, there were hundreds of families at the castle looking at the sakura. We had to park at the school because all the parking was full.
The sakura seems to have a deep meaning and feeling of nostalgia for the Japanese. I can understand why: all the school kids get a two week spring break right during the sakura, and it's a signal of the coming of spring, the weather's warm and the flowers are beautiful. With each gust of wind or breeze a shower of pink petals floats and swirls around like snowflakes. Many songs are written about the sakura, including (if anyone remembers) the theme for the Japanese boxer on Nintendo's "Mike Tyson's punch-Out".
On sunday we took a break between listening to conference sessions (We're a week behind here, since we're a day ahead . . . try to figure that one out!) and took some pictures at and around the castle. This one's actually in front of Marugame high school, where I think the prettiest cherry blossoms are found.
Colette loves going out and about with the two of us. She runs around waving at everyone she sees. In the background you can see a few tarps and people picnicking, there were hundreds of families at the castle looking at the sakura. We had to park at the school because all the parking was full.
The sakura seems to have a deep meaning and feeling of nostalgia for the Japanese. I can understand why: all the school kids get a two week spring break right during the sakura, and it's a signal of the coming of spring, the weather's warm and the flowers are beautiful. With each gust of wind or breeze a shower of pink petals floats and swirls around like snowflakes. Many songs are written about the sakura, including (if anyone remembers) the theme for the Japanese boxer on Nintendo's "Mike Tyson's punch-Out".
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Piston Honda! "I'll give you a TKO from Tokyo..."
I'll have to bring Punch Out home in June so we can play it on Brett's NES.
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