#6 · Mar 1–5 · Rainwater
Green shoots stir
草木萌動
Sōmoku mebae izuru · Plants and trees begin to bud
Close-up of swelling buds and first shoots against a cool late-winter background.
Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
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