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| Portland Hanami by Hoshizorawomiageteiru, 2014 Cherry Blossoms at the South Waterfront, Portland, Oregon This one is my photo, and if you like it, please check it out at my Society6 store. |
Usually I write about places I want to go. This time, I just want to share how beautiful my current location is. Portland has been filling up with flowers and beautiful weather lately.
Being from Michigan, I never expected such glorious weather in March. This is especially the case since Portland is hardly known for its sunny skies. Reputation notwithstanding, the past several days have been gorgeous here.
Spending years in Japan gave me a quite a soft spot for sakura (cherry blossoms). I did not realize they would be all over Portland. It was a tremendous surprise for my first spring here. Typically, in Japan, the blooms last for no more than a week. They have lasted about 2 weeks here. Just as some of the trees' blooms were starting to die, they appeared in other areas. We are so fortunate here to be treated to such a sight.
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| Portland Sakura by Hoshizorawomiageteiru, 2014 The sakura pictured above appeared a good week before the blossoms at the waterfront did. |
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| Sky High Magnolias by Hoshizorawomiageteiru, 2014 Magnolias at Union Station |
If this is the precursor to spring, I can hardly wait for the main event.
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