I find it a blessing that nowadays you can enjoy iconic events and things from all over the world. Hanami season has always been a favorite part of spring since my weaboo days in high school. Back then it was always about it simply being Japanese and often seen in anime and stuff like that, but as I got older I started to enjoy the actual beauty of the cherry blossoms, and all flowering trees similar to it. I don't know if I'll ever be a serious horticulturist, but growing up with my mom who always had a green thumb, I wouldn't be surprised.

I was lucky enough to see most of the trees in almost every blooming stage, which made them more fascinating to me. This specific set of photos were from a lolita meet I had a week before Brooklyn's Botanical Garden's Sakura Matsuri.











Very blurry photo, but I got stopped by a couple of little girls and despite my mood, it made me pretty happy. I'll probably speak on that in another journal post~





















These were coming out of season, but the Japanese magnolias were so beautiful, and so scenty. What I would do for a room incense with that scent because it was seriously difficult to try and break away from that area.