Moar hanami!

Last week the sakura trees were in full bloom so of course, I took more pictures.

I wasn't sure that these were sakura until I saw a tree with a label on them (yes, some of the trees around here have little signs on them indicating species). I thought that the flowers were only white, but apparently, they can also be dark pink.

And a very pretty pink too.

Hanami has started!

Last week, I started getting excited about hanami and the budding of the sakura (cherry) trees. Well, they're still budding, but the ume (plum) trees have already started blooming. We went for a walk on the weekend and found some in the park near our house.

They're pretty from afar.

Hanami is coming!

Those little buds will become awesomeness!

Hanami (花 = hana = flower, 見= mi = see/viewing) is a custom that seems to consist of going somewhere nice, having a picnic and watching the cherry blossoms. It's not supposed to start around here for for a little more than a week, but I'm excited for it already.