立夏 lìxià / 立夏 rikka / 입하 ipha
槐月初九 / ninth day of the sophora month

Picked this after the market on the way to work. When I got to work, Ali mentioned that there were beautiful "bleeding-hearts" on the Circus. I took this out and, yes she said, it's a "bleeding-heart".

立夏 lìxià / 立夏 rikka / 입하 ipha
槐月初九 / ninth day of the sophora month

Fern Verrow's vegetables and flowers.

立夏 lìxià / 立夏 rikka / 입하 ipha
槐月初九 / ninth day of the sophora month

Walking backwards towards my destination so as to catch a few more moments of Johanna in the sun.

立夏 lìxià / 立夏 rikka / 입하 ipha
槐月初九 / ninth day of the sophora month

立夏 lìxià / 立夏 rikka / 입하 ipha
槐月初八 / eighth day of the sophora month

2013 spring harvest of green tea from China. I'm excited.