Craving for the Sunshine

It has been cloudy,foggy and drizzly for quite a while here in Otaru.

It is said that there is no "Tsuyu" or "Baiu" (meaning rainy season in Japanese) in Hokkaido, but the bad weather occurring this time of year is called "Ezo Tsuyu" or the rainy season of Hokkaido.

But the flowers of the season are vigorously blooming, and they invigorate us under the gloomy sky.

I don't know the name of the flower, but it is interesting that the colors of the flowers are varied even though they come from a single tree.