All the Pretty Blossoms!

 I have been making friends here.  Mostly because they keep inviting me to do things and I occasionally say yes out of guilt or actual interest. Several of them were going to go out and see the Cherry Blossoms.  I do love me some Cherry Blossoms, and I knew there was no way I was going to drive an hour to see them myself, so I hopped on board the chance to go without having to do any actual work.

We drove a bit over an hour north to Nago to a mountain, with a name I can't recall.  There were little roads all up and down the mountain and they were lined with gloriously blooming trees.  They are not the same as my lovely Iwakuni Cherry Trees, so I'm not entirely sure if they are a different type of Cherry Blossom, or if it was really the Ume blossoms.  I figured it did not really matter because they were so gorgeous!  We strolled around a bit and drove around a bit.  It was cold and windy and a little drizzly.  But I will agree that it was worth the effort.  Plus, it was a lot of fun to hang out with some great ladies.