Cherry Blossom

In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger.

• Kobayashi Issa

Who can argue with a haiku master?

Today we stepped out and enjoyed Camperdown Zoo (although I cannot recommend the cafe experience) and of all the images that captures such a lovely day… a little white cherry blossom…

On the anniversary of Gagarin’s extra planetary excursion, I could have made more of a space travel effort, but there were no Sigue Sigue Sputnik tribute bands in town tonight!

(And sorry, but I couldn’t come up with a Vostok gag at such short notice.)