Won't you love alittle Plum Blossoms

LOOK!! I can't believe this. There are plum blossoms planted right in front of my condo...like it's meant to be!!

For those of you who don't know me, here's why i love plum blossoms. In all honesty, I just have to, really, kinda like - by default! Being Chinese, my grandpa named my chinese name - Mae Fin 梅芬. In direct translation, it means Plum blossoms (Mae) that smell pleasant (Fin). My Japanese friends call me 'Ume -chan' which translates to ‘ms. little Mae’.  It's also the Country Flower of Taiwan (to sybolize its resilience in harsh winter weather) where I grew up from - for that, i have every excuse to make broken english on this blog!! Lastly, for the love of my roots, I covered my arms in Plum blossoms tattoos.

So Plum blossom trees originated in south China and was later brought to Korea, Vietnam and Japan. The tree flower in later winter, typically late January or February.  Each flower has five petals and is 0.25" -1" in diameter and coloring range from white to rose to deep red. The fruit ripens in early summer.

here's some pictures and chinese paintings, japanese prints of the beautfiul flowers!!