Friends from hometown invited me to join a small party, and I made an
effort and joined it last night. Like any other local shopping streets,
the most of the shops were gone or shut for indefinite period, very sad
looking compare to what I remembered from my earlier days. We gathered
at a family run sushi restaurant, catching up with really old faces, how
much weight they gained, who got sick, how old their kids were, what's
happening with schools we used to go, etc. Wondering how many times we
would be able to meet up again... Fun time flies really fast, we said
good by to everyone, and I drove my friend's car back since she had
quite drinks and I didn't at all (well, I simply can't). I hadn't driven
for more than 10 years, and it took me a few times to figure out how to
unlock the hand break, open/close window, change the light angle, etc.,
but I made it back home OK! Oh, driving was fun even I had to drive
really dark streets in a middle of rice paddles without a single street
light.
Walking around Aoyama Cemetery. It's surreal that cherry blossoms are falling and covering graveyards, and its beauty, ephemeral, tranquility, everything I don't have enough words to express. And there were white dandelions on the ground. It's very unusual in east Japan. It made me happy to see a couple of flower petals on the loaf of bread I bought before the walk. 青山墓地で花見。 散りゆく桜の花びらが古いお墓に降り積もるのはなんともシュール で、美しさ、儚さと、静かさと、何とも言えず、非日常的。 そんな中、足元には白いタンポポ。東日本では珍しい。 家に帰って見たら、 お散歩前に買ったパンに花びらが付いていたのが何だか嬉しい。 Ships at a graveyard Old Christianity graveyard 白いタンポポ White dandelion Cherry blossom tunnel Cherry blossom petals on a graveyard Flower petals on a loaf of bread Videos of cherry blossom falling , cherry blossom falling like snow , and the last one .
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