A couple of days ago, my dog and I explored our neighborhood to try to find tiny signs of spring. We found some, and I took some photos as evidences, so I'd like to share with you here.
At first, we discovered tiny purple flowers. When I find these plants in my yard, I always pull them out because they spread everywhere very quickly.
The next picture shows yellow daffodils. They looked especially bright in the soft yellowish light of the morning.
We also found plum blossoms, which almost started blooming.
I was very surprised when I found an anemone growing in a patch of grass. I wondered why it was there. Maybe, did a bird bring a seed there?
There were pansies as well! I guess a bird also have dropped those seeds there. It was fascinating to find growing flowers in places where you wouldn't normally expect them.
The last two pictures shows cherry blossoms. Every year, this cherry tree produces lots of fruit, and every time I pass through, I envy them. Last year, I bought a cherry tree and have planted it in my yard, but mine is only one year old. Mine is still too young to produce fruit, but this tree will bear lots of fruit this year as well.
I'm not sure if my dog cares about spring, but we smelled different scents, felt the softer sun light, and discovered lots of signs of spring together!
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This was such a nice post, and your dog looks beautiful. My dog and I also take long walks every morning and discover new things. We just moved to a beautiful beach town and everything is new to both of us. Springtime in Japan must be like something out of a fairy tale. I envy you and your dog for living in such a magnificent place 😉 What's his/her name?
PS: You could've reverted to your old ways and used enjoy and love in a lot of places here, but you fought the temptation. Great work!
Thank you so much for the great corrections as usual. I hate moving but I miss it, lol. I used to have to move a lot due to my husband's job. Exploring new places is always so much fun, and I envy you!
My dog has the same name you used to have, Coco. She's a 11-year-old black lab. My daughter named her Coco, our cat name is Jiji, our previous black lab's name was Lala, and our daughter's name is Nana. She loves naming sounding similar as her name.
Spring here is the best. I'll keep posting how it looks here.
Actually, I called myself CocoPop because I had a dog named Coco, who was half black labrador and half beagle... and I was her pop 😜
I have a question: If your dog's name was Lala, but you don't have [l] in your phonology or writing system, didn't she end up being called Rara?
@CocoPop I didn't know that why your user name is CocoPop. Thank you for the explanation.
Yes, Lala or Rara are complex to me. I follow Western names from roma-ji, and calling her Rara is hard for me. We don't have r sound in Japanese.