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earthling<p>照手桃 [Terutemomo]<br>Prunus persica ‘Fastigiata’</p><p> 照手 [Terute] : Name of a legendary princess<br> 桃 [Momo] : Peach tree(P. persica)</p><p>There are two types of peaches. 桃[Momo], for the purpose of obtaining fruit, and 花桃, for the purpose of admiring the flowers. 花[Hana] means flower. The one in the photo, Terutemomo, is one variety of the hanamomo, and it is characterized by branches that grow only vertically, also known as 箒桃. 箒[Hōki] means broom. </p><p>via konjaku </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a></p>
17chris<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturfotografie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturfotografie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossom</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossoms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossomsofmastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossomsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossomyourthread?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossomyourthread</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pinkblossom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pinkblossom</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pinkblossoms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pinkblossoms</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beautiful?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beautiful</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blooming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blooming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/jardin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jardin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/garden?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/garten?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garten</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gardensofpixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardensofpixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/johannisbeere?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#johannisbeere</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/johannisbeerblute?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#johannisbeerblute</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/johannisbeeren?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#johannisbeeren</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/currant?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currant</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/floweringcurrants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#floweringcurrants</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/currants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currants</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/springishere?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springishere</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/frühling?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frühling</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/primavera?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#primavera</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/laviedansmonjardin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laviedansmonjardin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/jardin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jardin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gardenlover?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenlover</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gardenlove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenlove</a>
ArtStudioCB<p>Spent <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Saturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saturday</span></a> afternoon <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crafting</span></a> in a preparation for a <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Summer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/CraftFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CraftFair</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blossoms</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/GreetingCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreetingCards</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Stationery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stationery</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Handmade</span></a></p>
Kaye Menner Photography<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vibrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vibrant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Red" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Red</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Window" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Window</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/View" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>View</span></a> by Kaye Menner <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <br>Wide variety <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Prints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prints</span></a> &amp; lovely <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Products</span></a> at:</p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/vibrant-red-blossoms-window-view-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/vibrant-red-blossoms-window-view-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html</span></a></p><p>My Site: <a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kaye-menner.pixels.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>#<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redflowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flametree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flametree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/viewthroughwindow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viewthroughwindow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/curtains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>curtains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homedecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homedecor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedigiftshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedigiftshop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giftideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>giftideas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wallartforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallartforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AYearForArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AYearForArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FineArtAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FineArtAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhotographyFeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotographyFeed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisualArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeArts</span></a></p>
AmyFou 🕊️<p>speaking of purple things that are blooming, this was from a week or so ago - a purple leafed plum tree doing it's thing</p><p>(not a very drought-tolerant plant so I'm not sure why people have them here except that they're pretty. I've seen lots of them around Tucson)</p><p><a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/bloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/purple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purple</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/plum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plum</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a></p>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>It's often difficult to gauge when to start celebrating the various blossoms...but this isn't a problem inside the teahouse😋🌸</p><p>a bevy of teahouses<br>suddenly!<br>cherry blossoms<br>茶屋村の出現したるさくらかな<br>-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wagashi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>和菓子</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a></p>
Marcia Nelson Pedde<p>soon to be blossoms <br>potential in thought format <br>these wee sprouts of green </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/observations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>observations</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspiration</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hope</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/3lines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3lines</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mpy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mpy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>
Rüdiger BenninghausThe magnolias have also started to bloom.<br> (March 2025)<br> (Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bäume?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bäume</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Magnolien?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Magnolien</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/magnolias?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#magnolias</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blüten?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blüten</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossoms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Frühling?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Frühling</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>Everlasting cherry blossoms in the garden.</p><p>Let's take a closer look at those 'flowers'🧐<br>🌸🔍👀🐸🖌️🤣</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lego</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bonsai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonsai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E7%9B%86%E6%A0%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>盆栽</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cherryblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cherryblossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>桜</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>レゴ</span></a></p>
Visions of Napa<p>A bumble bee bum sparkling in the sun as it robs nectar from the African Flag flower. </p><p>P.S. This flower was in our garden when we moved in, but we need to rip it out each summer because it dries into a fire tender hazard. I would dig out the bulbs but the Anna Hummingbirds love it. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BumbleBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BumbleBees</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Blooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blooms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blossoms</span></a></p>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>It was a little wet for an outdoor tea ceremony, but blossoms are so fleeting you have to enjoy them while you can.</p><p>On a grey day the pink blossoms really sing🥰</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoorteaceremony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outdoorteaceremony</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matcha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ume</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E9%87%8E%E7%82%B9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>野点</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%8A%B9%E8%8C%B6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>抹茶</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>梅</span></a></p>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>the spring wind<br>still cold...<br>with such a scent of plum blossoms<br>I just cannot close<br>my windows’ paper sliders</p><p>はる風は<br>まだ寒けれど<br>梅香に<br>まどのさうじも<br>さされざりけり<br>-Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣蓮月 1791-1875).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85%E3%81%AE%E8%8A%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>梅の花</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ume</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plumblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plumblossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>
Adi🐱A curious cat beneath spring blossoms.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Spring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spring</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blossoms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blossoms</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/valcea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#valcea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/romania?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romania</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Explore?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Explore</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EU?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Flowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/usa?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/us?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pets?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pets</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cats</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a>
Visions of Napa<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> </p><p>Blossoms after the rain.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Blooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blooms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Napa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Napa</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a></p>
Kaye Menner Photography<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vibrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vibrant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Red" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Red</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Window" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Window</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/View" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>View</span></a> by Kaye Menner <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> Wide variety <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Prints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prints</span></a> &amp; lovely <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Products</span></a> at: </p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/vibrant-red-blossoms-window-view-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/vibrant-red-blossoms-window-view-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redflowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tropical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flametree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flametree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floral</span></a> redfloral <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outsideview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outsideview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/curtains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>curtains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homedecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homedecor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedigiftshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedigiftshop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giftideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>giftideas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wallartforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallartforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AYearForArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AYearForArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FineArtAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FineArtAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhotographyFeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotographyFeed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisualArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeArts</span></a></p>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>I'm sure I am forgetting some blossom or other, so if you can think of any more seen in Japan around springtime then let me know!</p><p>And remember, not all blossoms are pink or white...💛💚🥹</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sakura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>桜</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>梅</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/springtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>springtime</span></a></p>
Rüdiger BenninghausCrocuses under ‘ standing lamp’.<br> (March 2025)<br> (Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blumen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blumen</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Krokusse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Krokusse</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/crocuses?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crocuses</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Schneeglöckchen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schneeglöckchen</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/snowdrops?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snowdrops</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blüten?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blüten</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossoms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a>
Visions of Napa<p>I have found a portal to another world.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flowers</span></a></p>
Visions of Napa<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> </p><p>Azaleas seen on my walk in downtown Napa.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Napa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Napa</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/blooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blooms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blossoms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a></p>
Rüdiger BenninghausSnow crocuses (Crocus chrysanthus).<br> (February 2025)<br> (Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blumen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blumen</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Krokusse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Krokusse</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/crocuses?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crocuses</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Balkan_Krokusse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Balkan_Krokusse</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/snow_crocuses?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snow_crocuses</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Blüten?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blüten</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossoms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a>