Spring is slowly unfolding this Easter weekend, despite the below freezing temperatures we experienced during our outdoors Qigong and Taiji classes this morning. I’ll post soon about the Qing Ming node (which also falls this weekend), but I wanted to share some great photos an old friend sent me. She is a Buddhist priest who runs a small temple near Kyoto. These are the cherry blossoms in bloom from her temple from earlier this week. In Japan going to see cherry blossoms is a very important cultural event, known as Hana-mi (花見; lit. looking at flowers). I have very fond memories of my first year in Japan, now over 25 years ago, going to Kyoto with my host family to sit under the flowers for a picnic.
Happy Easter to all (and a belated Passover)! Enjoy the wonderful unfolding of Spring…
