【本城美樹 amazing trees in hong kong】香港墳場的櫻花（河津櫻） “kawazu-zakura” cherry blossoms in hong kong cemetery

【本城美樹】由日本人特別栽種的櫻花：香港墳場的河津櫻。 "amazing trees in hong kong” kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms in the hong kong cemetery

節果決明 2021 pink & white shower

又到節果決明開花時。驀然回首，在此部落以文字記錄，第一篇寫於2012年《白與嫣紅雨- 節果決明 pink and white shower》，今已10年。 it was may 2012 that i first wrote about the pink and white shower at murray.

【本城美樹 amazing trees in hong kong】美利節果決明 2020 pink & white shower at murray

今日立夏，夏天的感覺卻早已到來；春天正式離開，今年的春花其實特別燦爛。是因為瘟疫、社會停擺，讓這裏的花草休養生息？抑或這裏的花草都為此城市哀鳴，勸勉香港人不能放棄。 很喪氣，不是為香港（對香港當然是白感交集，很重的無力感，但未言放棄。），而是對這部落，因工作及生活繁忙，寫文的頻率大降。不過，今年的樹頭菜實在很美，然後看到今年的節果決明，實在不能不延續與她的每年之約。 today according to the lunar calendar is the beginning of summer. to mark this special day, here’s my annual ritual, praise the beautiful and valuable pink & white shower at murray. is it simply nature or really because of the cleansing effect of the virus pandemic, spring flowers this year are extraordinarily gorgeous....

2020年春，嬰兒紅 baby pink, spring 2020

春天不只有萬花的繽紛、樹木的新綠。春之特有的，還有植物初生的嫩紅，我稱之為嬰兒紅。 spring is a splendid season. it is brief but it always shows its presence. there are so many colours with flowers bloom everywhere. yet this post is dedicated to the freshest colour of the new leaves. 朴樹是我們的本土植物。很喜歡朴樹，因為外型樸實，春天卻是千姿百態。葉由嫩紅轉棕紅再成嫩青，花隨之而至。 chinese hackberry is down to earth most of the time. but in spring it delivers its versatile...