Magnolia tree by the koi pond
信州の花の時期がまだまだ続いています。小諸市の親戚から聞きましたが、ちょうど今は懐古園の桜が満開だそうです。
そして、我が宿の庭の所々にも花が咲いてきています。取り敢えず、一番目立つ中庭のモクレンと渡り廊下のヤマブキの写真を提供したいと思います。ちょうどゴールデンウィークをマイに合うような咲き方してくれて、この連休でお越しになる皆様はきっと喜ぶでしょう。
Nagano's spring flower show is still going on. I heard from a relative living in Komoro City that the famous sakura trees in the Kaikoen castle grounds are in full bloom right now.
And here at Kamesei Ryokan, plants and trees are blooming left and right. Two of the more showy ones are the magnolia tree in our naka-niwa main garden and the intensely bright yellow 'yamabuki' (Kerria japonica) along our watari-roka passageway.
They are blooming seemingly just in time for the big Golden Week holiday. Our guests for this peak travel season will no doubt enjoy our garden's flowers.
'yamabuki' ("mountain breeze")
