I'm a huge fan of walking. Every single day, I walk 8 km using a pair of pole, which is called pole walking.

Although I normally walk around my neighborhood, two weeks ago, I changed my mind and walked around a park with my husband.

Although it was cold, the sky was brilliant blue and it was a perfect day for walking.

We saw an Akita dog walking with its owner and thought we should take our dog next time.

We sometimes stopped to check trees if the were growing buds.

Some plum trees have already started sprouting their buds, which made me really excited! I'd definitely love to come back when the flowers are in full bloom! They must be very pretty.

Acorns!

Somehow, this picture below reminds me of one of Van Gogh's paintings called "The Starry Night". I don't know why.

All of these are plum trees, and I think it'll be majestic when all of them start blooming! Since my dad loves taking photos, I'd love to take him here.

The last picture shows rōbai (wintersweet) in Japanese. I love their scent which sometimes is used for making perfumes. Unfortunately, I was a bit late and missed the yellow flowers in bloom.

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