Hanami!!

A grey old day, but towards late afternoon, the skies cleared and the sun shone down and lit up the Cherry Blossom tree... Who needs to go to Japan for Hanami when you have sights like this in your garden!!

"Hanami  ("flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers, in this case almost always referring to those of the cherry (sakura) or, less frequently, plum trees. From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan... The blossom forecast is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning hanami as the blossoms only last a week or two. In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night..." Wikipedia