Hanami, cheery blossom watching season, is just about done here in the outskirts of Tokyo. Most of the trees have dropped their blossoms and opted to go brown. Kinda sad.

April 10: ^[1] Still looking good.
April 11: ^[2] Strong wind and rain knock off blossoms. Boo.
April 12: ^[3] The parking lot receives a cheery blossom shower.
April 13: ^[4] Blossoms are falling more from the bottom than the top. If you look closely, you can see blossoms littering the ground beneath the trees.
April 14: ^[5] Finally, sunshine. There is a lovely blossom carpet forming.
April 15: ^[6] The top of the tree is still looking good.
April 16: Sick as a dog. No photo. UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Eat your veggies.
April 17: ^[7] Pretty much blossomless. If I work fast enough, maybe I can super glue the blossoms back on before they decompose.

My other half has informed me that a lot of cheery trees are approaching old age and need a bit of rejuvenation. Kunitachi, the city next door, is in the process of working on their old trees. I don’t know what tree rejuvenation consists of, but I guess it is a decent stopgap until they get new trees planted.