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A peaceful moment for you today
Sleeping sakura trees in the Hirosaki Castle grounds, Japan
All through the winter months the castle grounds are tastefully illuminated, while the thousands of sleeping sakura (cherry blossom trees) often have a thick blanket of velvety snow draped over their limbs, as soft, pink, ethereal lighting watches over them.
https://www.mountainwatch.com/Snow-news/winter-in-tohoku-uncovering-the-secrets-of-japans-snowiest-region/
Winter haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
The snow and snow.
This evenining would have
The great moon of December.
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