Reflections: Some Old Photos

I started this particular blog to show off some pictures I took of my favourite flower - the camelia, and the beautiful roses that bloom in Niigata during the spring.

Then I came across my photos of the sakura flower and they brought back a flood of happy memories. I'm actually quite proud of these pictures as they are taken with only a simple camera.

My good friend informed me that there is an old Japanese proverb that says that after the cold winter spring will certainly come. Cherry blossom is a symbol of happiness although happiness does not last for long just as the season of the cherry blossom. How true!

Fortunately we have the ability to treasure the happy memories and forget the unhappy times. And add to our store of happy moments as we continue through life's journey.

The sakura plant will bloom again and again bringing joy and happiness to viewers. Some of the trees in Shibata, I'm told, are more than a hundred years old.