In a few week the big cherry blossom spectacle will finally begin, but from about mid-March there is already a small prelude to enjoy. It might be a little less exciting and ubiquitous as Queen Sakura, but after the long and gray winter weeks it's just the right thing.

Ume, the plum blossom already dares to come out and lets us imagine what will happen here next month. The weather is still rather unstable, and sun and rain alternate. And often the tempeartures are still in the lower range, accompanied by a still quite sharp and cold wind.

All the more I appreciate that the Ume flower already has the courage to make an appearance. In various shapes and colors, it also manages to enter our hearts, as a true messenger of spring, announcing the final end of the long winter.

And just because we often need to really look out to find some plum blossoms, they are also something special. They are much harder to find than the cherry blossoms, which seem to be omnipresent soon. Even though only for a short time, of course.

I will therefore continue to keep my eyes open, perhaps I will encounter a few of the fragile beauties in the next few days. I will say hello to them then from you!

~ PEACE!