Tsubaki

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Originally uploaded by Lionel Dersot.

Tsubaki - Camellia - are littering the wet side street close to the school gate. The flowers are, thick, heavy, overweighted rather. They ridiculously plump down on the floor in full bloom and quickly start rotting, with the edges first turning black. They are the antithesis of the delicate - but for me dreary - cherry blossoms coming in about three weeks from now. I think the bloated Tsubaki are way much more exciting. Way much more Asian.