I can see why people rave about sakura season. The Japanese have a name for picnicking under the sakura tree (hanami). From what I can discern, hanami consists of calling out sick, grabbing a blanket and some take out, and laying in a park and staring at the sakura blossoms. It is eerily similar to the Lewiston tradition (grillin and chillin with a Pabst Blue Ribbin) except that the sakura trees haven't been mangled by CMP and most people have their shirts on.
We went to Heiwa park to enjoy the sakura. I was just getting ready to really unplug when Tessa caused a disturbance.
"Dad!" Tessa shrieked. "Put your shirt back on NOW."
What they say is true. When you're a father, you can never relax.
Rather than muddy the rest of the blog with a lot of "clever writing" (scarequotes by Lily), I'll just end with a few pics of sakura.
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We need to move back to Japan - I miss the sakura!
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