War & Peace

Last week the last of the sakura drifted away on the winds of April. Although the flurries of cherry blossom petals had precipitated much earlier than expected this year (write your global warming opinions in the space provided below), I was able to go to a few parks and snap some shots before they completely faded.

As a note, one of the most beautiful places to see sakura in the area is only a 10 minute drive from my house. Okazaki Castle and the surrounding park were incredibly beautiful. I’ll have to take better pictures next year.

With this early warmth comes some nice weather of the "cool breezy shorts" variety, but at the expense of being robbed every night by bloody thieves. I mean that literally; I estimate with great accuracy to be losing about ten gallons of blood every night.

The culprits are a clever cadre of mosquitoes that somehow infiltrated past my state-of-the-art screen door defense. They seem to be stocking up for a rebellion, financed with my blood. This cannot continue. I have always been a strict proponent of peace, but I can no longer turn the other vein. They will have their war...let it begin.