#8 · Mar 11–15 · Insects Awaken
Peach blossom opens
桃始笑
Momo hajimete saku · Peach blossoms begin to open
One or two fresh pink blossoms opening on a still-bare branch; quiet negative space.
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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