Hanami #2: Under a Gray Sky (Good Friday)

Hanami, April 9th

#1.
How many pass by
this bus shelter? In a rush,
blind to the pink blooms.

#2.
I sit on the bench
and wait. Not for the next bus -
but for sakura.

#3.
The buses come and go.
I'll stay until ten thousand
pink petals drift down.

What's up in the balcony garden?

This entry is not a formal blog post -- more of a quick & dirty visual record with sowing & germination notes. The photos are those only a "mother" could love. Not very interesting to others but I confess to be very excited about my seedling babies.

Lettuce,  Baby Mesclun Salad, 'Paris Market Mix'

Sowing date:  01 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 06 April

 

Lettuce, Mesclun, 'Monet's Garden Mesclun'

Sowing date:  01 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 06 April

Lettuce, Baby Mesclun, 'Cut and Come Again'

Sowing date:  02 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 07 April

 

Lettuce, Baby Leaf Lettuce, 'Heirloom Cutting Mix'

Sowing date:  02 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 07 April

 

Broccoli Raab, 'Super Rapini'

Sowing date:  04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 08 April

Greens, 'Renee's Stir-Fry Mix'

Sowing date:  04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 08 April

 

Radishes,  'Petit Dejeuner' 

Sowing date: 04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 09 April

Kale, Italian Heirloom, 'Lacinato'

Sowing date:  04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 10 April

Sakura

The first of the season & the prettiest pink. If I were a bee I'd be buzzing in ecstasy all around this pendulous florescence.