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Three Little Maids

            Yes, spring is in the air, as winter in Melbourne makes a reluctant retreat.  Tuesday was a beautifully mild day with blue skies and gloriously warm sunshine, so I went for a stroll.  As I was about to turn down one street, I noticed a blaze of brilliant white in a different direction that caught my eye.  Walking towards it, I discovered that it was a white sakura blossom tree in full bloom, like a beautiful blossom cloud.  

Also known as Japanese cherry blossom, seeing the sakura blossom tree covered in delicate white blossoms, these three crisp white blooms put me in mind of the song "Three Little Maids" from my favourite Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta, "The Mikado".

"Three little maids from school are we,
Pert as a school-girl well can be,
Filled to the brim with girlish glee!
Three little maids from school!

Everything is a source of fun. (chuckle)

Nobody's safe, for we care for none! (chuckle)

Life is a joke that's just begun! (chuckle)

Three little maids from school!
Three little maids who, all unwary,
Come from a ladies' seminary.
Freed from its genius tutelary —
Three little maids from school.
Three little maids from school!"

Although it may not feel like it tomorrow, which promises to be cold, overcast and rainy, winter in Melbourne is slowly retreating.  There have been plenty of grey days, but also the occasional warm one with sunny blue skies, like Tuesday.  

A cherry blossom, also known as a Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of trees in the genus Prunus or the Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Wild species of the cherry tree are widely distributed, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. They are common in East Asia, especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not cherry trees grown for their fruit. The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan.
   

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Thornbury West (show map)

Taken on: August 8, 2023

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/8.0, 1/250 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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