#ume blossoms

[theroadtofairyland]

Petal Pink

Watercolor On Black Paper

2023, 11"x 14"

Pink Plum Blossoms

[gerokichi]

いよいよやって来ましたね。湯島天神にて。

[bonguri]

20240227 Shinsiro 7 by Bong Grit Via Flickr: いつまでも残したい景色。 @Kaore area, Shinsiro city, Aichi pref. （愛知県新城市 川売梅の里）

[dummy-kanji]

Plum Blossoms and Foxes por Rekishi no Tabi Por Flickr: Taken at Hongaku-ji Temple in Yokohama, which served as a Bakumatsu-era US Consulate from July 4, 1859 through 1863, when the consulate was moved to the Yokohama foreign settlement, as it was closer to the expatriates it was meant to serve and Yokohama offered better protection during the times of heightened anti-foreign tension and violence that plagued the era. Prior to Meiji Restoration, Buddhism and Shinto were quite intertwined. It is therefore not surprising to find small Shinto shrines on the grounds of Buddhist temples. That's an Inari fox god shrine in the background.

[impetuousdesigns]

I stole this idea from my daughter's preschool! They made branches by dripping black paint on paper and then blowing through straws to spread it out. Then they used their fingers to dot on flower petals to make cherry/ume blossoms. I did a mini version at home with my daughter (her class didn't do this art project; just the older kids did) on postcards, using watercolor paint. It worked pretty well! I just dabbed on the flower petals using a small paint brush since the scale was much smaller than the poster-sized versions the kids at the preschool did.

[beifongkendo]

It is that time again 🌸

[kyotodreamtrips]

The Sugawara Tenmangu shrine (菅原天満宮) in Nara, had a special room with bonsai plum blossoms, on display.

[ngc-5194]

happy monday. just experienced something incredibly surreal.

[vantabone]

pbss and his disciples (pt 1)

[theroadtofairyland]

Inclement

Watercolor On Black Paper

2024, 8"x 10"

Double Plum Blossoms

[gerokichi]

梅ときどき渋谷のち河津桜、そしてハチワレ風猫。

[bonguri]

20240227 Shinsiro 6 by Bong Grit Via Flickr: どこを見ても満開です。 @Kaore area, Shinsiro city, Aichi pref. （愛知県新城市 川売梅の里）

[ikana-ko]

🏯2月11日大阪城+梅林🌸

[nikkiisgay]

Just in case you forgot, Kojiro and Kaoru took on parts of each other to fill the void the other left while they were apart.

[beifongkendo]

Plum blossoms, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1847)

[tanuki-kimono]

Springtime feeling for this outfit, pairing a youthful kimono with pastel lattice and naive flower garden pattern, worn with a cream hakama.

OP also chose a cute haori in matching tones, patterned with Kôrin-style ume (plum blossom):