Ume Matsuri 2019
New Kimono
Patience put on her new Kimono…
Two Kimono
…and met Constance in the blossom park.
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Blossom Party
They met their friends and strolled…
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Little girls
…under the pretty trees.
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Plum
The plum blossoms are so delicate…
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Beautiful
…and beautiful…
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Peace
…and they promise the end of winter!
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Quimper Hittys 
Serene and lovely! Thank you!
Thank you very much. We like the idea of holidays which invite you to mark the last days of winter and contemplate blossoming trees!
What a beautiful scene…and even better is the promise of Spring! We welcome that thought! Thank you.
We are glad you could make a little visit to our blossom park, and hope spring comes soon for you and all our chilly friends!
Your photos are always so wonderful. I marvel at the artistic gifts you share with us.
Thank you! I find it enjoyable to set up the scenes to illustrate the Hittys and my imaginings. I am very glad you like visiting.
Patience is beautiful in her new kimono, love the fabric/pattern. Photos are wonder-ful, 5 lovely girls celebrating Spring. You are a very professional kimono dresser and sewer.
Thank you very much! The fabric is from a lady at Moss Street Market who gave me a bag of Kimono scraps. I have had some instruction from a Japanese friend, and always hope I am doing justice to her teachings, though I am by no means an expert!
The girls look so beautiful and colorful in their kimonos. Love the idea of a blossom park. These photos are a visual vacation from all the snow here in the East. Looking forward to Spring and perhaps I can find a blossom park too.
I am glad you could take a short break from your snow…it has been much colder than usual too here, and unexpected episodes of the white stuff, but we are crawling towards warmer weather at last! The plants are encouraged by the longer daylight, so I try to be as well!
Wow! The girls are all so beautiful in their kimonos. I love the hair ornament that Patience is modeling. The kimonos are so colorful and the girls all look so delicate in them. Wonderful.
Thank you! The hair ornament was sent to my by my Japanese friend, specially for these kinds of occasions!