Bloomin’ Wonderful Time

Cherry blossoms are on the verge of reaching full bloom in the western Tokyo area.

The flowers are not quite at their peak, but they are still exquisitely beautiful.

Cycling this morning was a delight.

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    Pushed for time and all other sorts of resources, Kangaeroo was surprised to note this morning that it had been almost 10 days since the last post on the site. So much has been going on, some of it pretty crucial, that time slipped away. To borrow a turn of phrase made popular by one-time Australian cricket captain and commentator (and fellow Victorian) Bill Lawry, it’s all happening here. I guess it’s best to go forward by category. Among Kangaeroo’s interests over the past year has been the Aussie garden. A crucial part of that garden is the lawn, traditionally an integral cog in the Australian horticulturalist’s kit (but less…

  • A Pheasant Makes Things Pleasant

    Late May is nearly always an idyllic time with the glorious weather hiding the impending onset of the rainy season. This morning’s ride was made even pleasanter by getting to spend time looking at a glorious Japanese green pheasant reigning over its territory near the Asakawa River. Pretty much every weekday (when the weather is halfway decent), I get to ride my bike, mostly along the Tama River, and I love it. Returning home today was a delight, though as the grevillea are in full bloom. A row of the gorgeous flowers is simply breathtaking. Only one of the three grevillea in Kangaeroo Corner is blooming. One of the others…

  • Hey, Hey, You, Get Off Of My Cloud

    For a few minutes this morning, cycling along the Tama and Asa rivers in western Tokyo was sublime as the sun started to rise and mists rising up from the water formed clouds. There are a few periods in the year when this phenomenon occurs, usually in the autumn and spring when the water and air temperatures diverge to a large degree. This year had, to me, seemed to be an archetypically Tokyo winter; the first in years. It has been chilly, sunny and windy: all phenomena I associate with the coldest part of the year. It hasn’t happened like that for the past few years, though, especially last year…