I hate spring.
I’ve been going on and on for days about how great spring is. And how happy i am that spring is here. And spring spring spring.
puke.
you know what I forgot? Spring makes my throat itch. in a bad way.
I hate you, spring.
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Palace Gardens
Last month, Jon and I went to the gardens at the Imperial Palace. Unfortunately, we got a late start and the theme of the day was “already closed!”. This time we were smart – we know now that tree viewing is only done before 3pm! With an early start, we headed out for the day. Into the rain.
Okay. Nothing is ever perfect, but we had a fine time anyways. While it’s technically spring now, it’s not yet spring-in-full-bloom. I imagine the gardens, like much of everything in the world, will be exponentially more beautiful in just a few weeks.
It’s crazy how fast the season changes. Cherry blossom viewing literally lasts days as the trees transform from barren sticks to incredible pink flowers to green leaves in no time.
While there were the occasional precocious bloomers, most of the palace gardens looked a bit dreary and forlorn:
I think we have terrible luck getting a good view of Mt. Fuji. Just like Mt. Rainier near Seattle, Fuji is a mountain who shows itself when it feels like it. This is the fuji viewing tower that we totally would have rocked if it weren’t raining.
Anyways. It’s spring. And we love you.
