#34 · Jul 23–28 · Greater Heat
Paulownia sets its seed
桐始結花
Kiri hajimete hana o musubu · Paulownia begins forming seed
Paulownia seed pods or developing fruit against a hot, pale sky; botanical portrait.
Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
72 personal photographic responses — not a documentary of Japan.
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