桜ピクニック went on a sakura picnic

I guess the term "sakura" is too popular now.
I probably don't need to translate it.
Perhaps the term "hanami," too.

We, Japanese, looooove to go out on a picnic under
cherry blossoms to enjoy the beautiful blooms as well as
to inhale all the warmth from the spring sunshine!!

Spring, in Japan, the weather is very unstable
and we would have all four seasons in a week.

Yesterday, we had such a beautiful, bright day
but today, it was wet and cold.
On Monday, we had a snowy morning,
but tomorrow again, it is going to be a warm and shiny day.

Since it's usually like this during spring,,
it is always very difficult to find the perfect day
to go out on a sakura picnic, hanami.

Buuuuut,
look how perfect yesterday was for hanami.
I was even able to enjoy the night hanami, too.

The only sad part was that my hanami was without my kids.

If we are lucky enough,
we will be able to enjoy both the saｍkura and the festival together
this weekend!!!

あえて、「cherry blossom」なんて訳さなくてもいいくらい
海外の方も桜を楽しみに来日されます。
そして「花見」も同じです。

春の暖かい空気をたくさん吸い込んで
満開の桜の下での花見、
なんて贅沢なのでしょう。

この時期は、
天候が安定せず、満足のいく花見ができずに終わってしまうことも
よくありますよね。

初夏を思わせるような暑い日があったかと思えば、
雪の朝があったりと
今年も例外ではありません。

でもでも、
完璧なタイミングで、桜ピクニックを満喫することができました！
実は夜桜まで堪能できたのです。

うまくいけば、今週末、
山王祭（春の高山祭）と桜のコラボレーションが
見られます。天気よ、なんとかもってくださいな～。