February - Card of the Month

Japanese post card, c. 1960s-1970s; captioned on reverse—

February - Picnic in Early Spring

In early spring, kindergartners enjoy spring sunshine under the plum trees in full blossom in the suburbs. Plum blossom symbolizing happy tidings of spring is one of the representative flowers of Japan, like cherry and chrysanthemum.

Never mind the month's beginning with that foot of snow, outside...

Today is also Lunar New Year (Rabbit),

On the traditional Asian calendar it's yet another marker of spring, hard to believe as that may be...