Plum

In Japan, Plum trees start blooming at the beginning of February.

They decorate the cold sky with reddish pink and white flowers.

I always feel that spring is near us...

My friend from Japan has arrived here to study last week and I visited her.

She gave a piece of dried umeboshi, sour plum, to chew on while driving.

As soon as I tasted the sweet and sour juice in my mouth, I remembered the flowers of plume blooming this season.

It was a nice sense of memory I had.