One of Japan’s greatest attractions and blessings is its four seasons, especially spring and autumn. Both seasons stunned me with their beauty. I understand now why most of the Japanese haikus seem to be about these two times of the year. In Texas we can only boast two distinct seasons, a hot, humid summer and a cool winter. Spring and autumn, if they do exist in my home State, are just blinks of an eye. Koyo (autumn leaf viewing) doesn’t have the same fanfare as hanami (flower viewing), but I think that it is equally as enjoyable and visually prepossessing. Trees turn vivid reds, oranges, yellows and even deep magentas and purples. Some of the trees turn into a massive canopy of one bright color or they’ll become a mixture of shades. One of my goals
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