This flower usually blooms start of February. SETSUBUN is the day before Vernal Equinox Day. The name SETSUBUN-SO just means the flower which blooms around the day.
I watch SETSUBUN-SO every year. It is the start of flowering season and also the start of my taking photos of wild flowers of this year.
This winter, the air temperature was lower than usual and it snowed very much. I was afraid a little that SETSUBUN-SO might not be blooming yet.
But look! pretty white flowers are there!
Today, I expected SETSUBUN-SO with snowing. Because it was snowing and covering on ground around my house. But there was no snow cover at the countryside where the SETSUBUN-SO existed.
Despite the situation, SETSUBUN-SO seemed smiling for me.
Here were buds and flowers at the next bank.
I have seen SETSUBUN-SO so many times. I always feel wondering that why the flower blooms at this late winter season? At the too cold season?
Any way, it has been started of the flowering season of this year!
