#70 · Jan 20–24 · Greater Cold
Butterbur buds appear
款冬華
Fuki no hana saku · Butterbur buds/flowers appear
Butterbur/fuki buds breaking cold soil or snow; can be replaced by a faithful early-spring forest-floor analogue only if clearly noted.
Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
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