I Go to Kinugawa Onsen Hot Spa Resort

My wife and I went to Kinugawa Onsen hot spa resort the other day.

The local government, Tochigi Prefecture has decided to subsidize citizens to travel within Tochigi prefecture by giving every citizen five thousands yen or three thousands yen for one night hotel stay.

The subsidy was aiming at helping traveling businesses which were in the severe recession hit by covid-19 to recover ASAP.

We used the subsidy and went to the resort this time.

All photos of today's post were taken by my wife, Kiyono using her smartphone.

Cactus Flower Is Blooming

Only two nights and three days, that is the period of the cactus flower lasted.

It was so beautiful and temporary that we could not waste any time for seeing it.

I cannot guess when next new flower will bloom, one year later, two years, five years, nobody knows.

Cactus Flower Is Growing

We have been taking care of cactus for more than ten years, though they had flowers only twice about six or seven years ago.

Finally, the flower came to my home cactus last week. 

A bud grew bigger and bigger every day, taking almost a whole week to be a pale pink colored long shaped bud.

All photos of today's post were taken by my wife, Kiyono using her smartphone.

Hydrangea Flowers in the Rain

We are still in the rainy season here in Utsunomiya. 

My schedules of playing tennis are apt to be cancelled recently. It is not the exception today.

Hydrangea flowers in Utsunomiya Central Park are blooming beautifully these days.

On occasion, forgetting about playing tennis, taking pictures of flowers can refresh my mind.