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2023.3.19

花見

今年は温暖化のせいか桜の開花が例年より早い。数日前に東京の開花宣言があったので花見をしたいと思った。今日は晴天で花見日日和である。天気予報を見ると明日から天気が悪くなるようだし、雨も降るようである。満開ではないだろうから、一寸早いだろうがいく事にした。花を見る場所は以前に住んでいた東中野の神田川沿いである。電車一本で行けるので行きやすい。上野や九段下のように混雑しないのもいい。

まだほとんど咲いていないと思っていたが結構咲いていた。５分咲き、７分咲きであったがこれも趣があっていい。満開の桜もいいがこれもいいし、今日、来てよかった。

一年振りの桜に挨拶をし、また、来年までとお別れを言って来た。

Hanami

The cherry blossoms are blooming earlier than usual this year, probably because of global warming. A few days ago, there was a declaration of flowering in Tokyo, so I wanted to go see the cherry blossoms. Today is a fine day for cherry blossom viewing. Looking at the weather forecast, it seems that the weather will get worse from tomorrow, and it seems that it will rain. It might not be in full bloom, so I decided to go even though it might be a little early. The place to see flowers is along the Kanda River in Higashi Nakano, where I used to live. It's easy to get to because I can go by train. It's also nice that it's not as crowded as Ueno or Kudanshita.

I thought they weren't blooming yet, but they were blooming quite a lot. It bloomed for 5 minutes and bloomed for 7 minutes, but this is also nice. Cherry blossoms in full bloom are nice, but this one is nice too, so I'm glad I came today.

I said hello to Sakura for the first time in a year, and said goodbye until next year.