Flowers whisper "Beauty!" to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall. ~Dr. SunWolf,
One of the hundred reasons why I love Spring are the beautiful flowers that bloom everywhere. Spring flowers start to bloom around end of March, a sign that Winter season is over.
Among my favorites are the Cherry blossoms (Sakura here in Japan) and tulips. Tulips start to bloom around first week of April and the blooms last for a month, last longer than Cherry blossoms (~2 weeks).
My spring season will not be complete without a visit to the lovely tulip patch here in Rokko Island which is just a 10-min walk from our condo, to take pictures :).
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day He created Spring. ~Bern Williams.
I love taking pictures. My passion for taking pictures started about 2 years ago when I finally learned how to use my Nikon SLR. It took me about a year before I was able to figure out how to use all the other useful functions of my SLR camera.
My love for camera has led me to buy a small one that I can always carry with me everywhere I go -- the Canon S95 compact camera. This has similar functions as SLR and takes good pictures too! I use my Canon S95 camera and sometimes my iPhone to take pictures whenever I find something interesting to capture.
I've been in Japan for 5 years now. It is in Japan where I got the chance to experience the 4 seasons. Among the 4 seasons, Spring is my favorite. It is in this season where everyone gets to see all kinds of Spring flowers that bloom everywhere, which is a very pleasant sight to behold. I will definitely miss Spring when I move to Singapore next year. Good thing is, I still have another Spring season to look forward to before I leave Japan. I will miss Japan too :(.
Here are some of my favorite Cherry blossom pictures that I took using my Canon S95 point and shoot camera. Now, I'm loving this camera because it's very handy and it can also take great pictures like just like an SLR :).
