Could be Jeff. I put 'plum blossoms' in the image search and that is what substack gave me. I really like that photo though. I was going to use your great image: "Japanese plum blossoms in moonlight (18th century) vintage ink and colour on silk by Sō Shizan". which is amazing. Maybe the plum tree is a little more twisted. I could not tell a plum from a cherry myself till I am picking up the fruit from the ground. I live in the desert.
Thank you, Cecil! it's a lovely poem you've made out of my humble post.
PS To my admittedly inexpert eye, the trees in the photo look more like cherry trees.
Could be Jeff. I put 'plum blossoms' in the image search and that is what substack gave me. I really like that photo though. I was going to use your great image: "Japanese plum blossoms in moonlight (18th century) vintage ink and colour on silk by Sō Shizan". which is amazing. Maybe the plum tree is a little more twisted. I could not tell a plum from a cherry myself till I am picking up the fruit from the ground. I live in the desert.
That painting by So Shizan is certainly amazing.
Ah lovely!
We’ll be there
Too late for plum blossoms
But I’ll think of your poem
And the birds
Arigatogozaimas
Domo arigato!