For over 30 years my passion for flowers and photography has never faded, I just can’t get enough. Spring the season of enduring expression the renewal of life; and where better to celibate but the nation of traditional garden aesthetics Japan! I am tied to the Buddhist themes of mindfulness and living in the present, seeking out our natural world's beauty and being mindful of all sentient beings. Yukiwariso the small jewels from Japan, just as the snow in the mountains is melting, myself and fellow flower and plant lovers trek the foothills in search to photograph these rare tiny breathtaking Japanese Hepaticas. Hundreds of millions pilgrimage to Japan for a chance to Hanami/view the perfect blossom. I have found my Nirvana, my home on the Island of Japan.