It appears Spring has come a couple of weeks early to Southern California… Some photos of blooms from around my home.
Just Some Snapshots #12
It appears Spring has come a couple of weeks early to Southern California… Some photos of blooms from around my home.
Masako and Spam Musubi 
Beautiful! Not sure there’s a better time than Spring.
I agree about Spring! Achoo! 🙂 Hope you are doing well.
Sorry to hear you suffer during Spring 😦 All good thanks, hope you and the kids are doing well.
……and then the cigar! 😉
…keeps away Mr. Influ N. Za.
Then by all means….
How did I know that cigar was you! Love them all Koji, but I’m leaning towards the orange ones as my favorite.
I love orange, too!
Wow, these are gorgeous. What a gift you have. 🙂
Thank you, Paulette… I hope you and your furry ones are doing well!
Your photos are just breathtaking. I admire your skill and the way you capture color and texture so beautifully!
You are too kind, Dr. Lynn!
I really enjoy your close-up flower shots.
You are very kind, Hilary. Thank you.
Great shots Koji. And I love redbud. It is blooming everywhere in Northern California between one and two thousand feet. –Curt
You are very kind, sir. This red bud tree next to my driveway actually began blooming during the last week in February. But your neck of the woods will be filled with beauty soon!! Concrete can’t seem to ever bloom around here. Odd, isn’t it?
You are lucky to have such a gorgeous plant blooming next to your house, Koji. —Curt
What beautiful photos of beautiful blooms! You have a very special relationship with your camera and the flowers, Koji. I’m hoping that the current heat doesn’t just fry all the early blooms!
Thanks, Debra, for your kind words! Yes, the recent heat wave was something else, wasn’t it?!
Koji, these photos are stunning! The colours are spectacular and you have a great eye for composition. Truly beautiful work, my friend! And I love that last shot too (ha..ha! I enjoy your sense of humour!). Wishing you a happy week!
You’re very kind, Jeannie! Have you thawed out?
We actually had a fairly mild winter this year, although we are getting a bit of spring snow at the moment! :))
P.S. Congratulations on having your short stories published in “Slices of Life!” and selling on Amazon! :))))
Thank you again. A special thanks to Russ Towne!
beautiful…the color, the composition, the blurriness and clarity…THANK YOU…just gorgeous!!
You are very kind, geeez!!
well the title did not match the post – “just some snapshots” should be changed to “amazing celebration of flowers”
or not…
but I like the shrimp one the most…
and the fun cigar one! and sometime this month I will be sharing a few cigar photos because you are not going to ebelive where I went (with my cousin) to the Cuban cigar neighborhood called YBOR in Tampa, FL.
well it was super fun and I will come back and let you know when I get the photos together…
have a good day Koj!
You…?? Partake in an occasional cigar?? THAT I gotta see! And thank you for your kind compliments, Yvette.
oh no way – not me personally – and I actually had to leave when my cousin sat to enjoy his cigar – and actually – I could not even take the pictures of ladies who were there smoking them… so not moi – but I appreciate the culture and enjoyment of them – if that makes sense – and you know, when not abused – I guess sometimes these little goodies can be a nice “sprite” of life….
Koji, everything okay? I haven’t heard from you in awhile. Hope all is well with you and the children. When you get a chance, I would really like to have your opinion on the Japanese eye witness account I did back on the 12th.
[I have started to prepare posts for the time between 1942-43, like homefront, etc. I was going to do one on the internment camps, but thought you would be more qualified for that, even if some of them were for the Germans and Italians. Will you be doing something like that in the future – I’ll just re-blog it?]
Sorry for my being MIA, gpcox. As for the prison camps, no, I have nothing planned for the moment…
Fuchida is an interesting character; just in the fact he survived the war is amazing. Unlike the US pilots who were rotated out after completing their tours, the Japanese pilots – along with the Nazi pilots – flew until they were shot down and killed/wounded as you know. But I strongly feel that personal accounts become fuzzy, even after a couple of years. As for Japanese recountings, they will likely not disclose “shameful” events, especially if they were officers. This restraint continued for many decades after war’s end.
This gives new meaning to ‘stop and smell the flowers’, Koji. Gorgeous.
Thank you very much!
I greatly admire you skill, sir.
Thank you, Sam!!
My cigar but not my yard?! Lol.
We!!, I just want to be accurate! Lol!
I know you’ve already visited Japan, but I found this site and thought there were some lovely photos. Thought I’d pass it on to you.
https://tokyobling.wordpress.com/
Yes, thank you! I visit that blog when I can… They have excellent photos and information! I hope you are well…
Doing fine and you?