I came back from a Japan trip on April 29.<\/p>\n
I believe that I got over from my Jet lag this morning. Maybe.<\/p>\n
Every time when I come back from Japan, my flight left Japan 12:00am on April 30(Japan time), and got S.F 5:20pm on April 29 (U.S Pacific time). I feel so strange.<\/p>\n
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When I got Tokyo end of March, Cherry Blossoms were blooming everywhere, it was awesome and in a week they were gone with wind.<\/p>\n
After that I went to a countryside where the South Japanese Alps are surrounding.<\/p>\n
Cherry blossoms started blooming already. People told that this year they started earlier than normal year. Now days I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what is normal.<\/p>\n
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When I was at the mountain house, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pay attention to time.<\/p>\n
Mostly time I woke up around 5:30am. It was at dawn. East sky, behind the mountains got lighter. Some times pinky, orangey and yellowish blue.<\/p>\n
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When I got there early April, there were no leaves on trees. So I could see mountains from a house. One week after, leaves were sprouted. It was amazing. Leaves sprouts are just like flowers.<\/p>\n
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Well this painting is one of my favor morning stroll route. The point is the entrance of the farmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s village.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>570. Spring Stroll watercolor painting by Mariko Irie<\/p><\/div>\n
The time there was no leaves on trees and cherry blossoms were blooming.\u00c2\u00a0The ground was covered with fresh green.<\/p>\n
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I came back from a Japan trip on April 29. I believe that I got over from my Jet lag this morning. Maybe. Every time when I come back from Japan, my flight left Japan 12:00am on April 30(Japan time), … Continue reading