Koubai (red japanese apricot) flowers: Kencho-ji

In the garden of this historic Zen temple, as if to joyously herald the long-awaited arrival of spring, the early-flowering apricot tree has begun blooming vigorously in response to the stealthy increase in temperature and sunlight. They have been quietly preparing to bloom during the gloomy winter to welcome the bright newborn spring.

The Earth orbits around the Sun over the course of a year. As the Earth orbits, the way in which the Earth and the Sun face each other continually changes, which brings about the endless parade of the seasons.

The seasons are turning ceaselessly as they always do. As always, the sleeping plants, which have silently survived the winter, are just waking up and steadily opening their fresh leaves and bright flowers one after another to resume their stories of life for flourishing lively.