I once told my students: “If I had my way, this whole classroom would be pink.” Yup, pink desks, pink walls, pink chairs….Pink.
Does that make me crazy?
Yes, yes it does. I guess you could say I’m kind of a fan of the color pink. It’s hard to imagine being surrounded entirely in pink. Unless you’re in Japan during Cherry Blossom season.
Pink!!!Everywhere we walked were pink petals. They lined the ground, peppered fields of grass in parks, swirled in the breeze and highlighted the sun on a clear blue day. All the blossoms made the very normal act of walking feel like a dream. Here’s why: where we live, it’s basically a desert. It’s mostly brown and lots of grey concrete. It’s certainly not pink. There are no super pink parks or super pink trees. It’s just lots of hot blue sky and cement.
So, yeah, lots of pink. And there was one place in particular we visited that was immersed in cherry blossoms: Himeji Castle. The castle had just been opened after five years of renovation and had only been opened for a little less than a week. That meant EVERYONE was there wanting to see it. Luckily we got there early before primetime (primetime is the typical time when travelers visit museums, exhibits and other popular places, starting around 10:00 am and ending around 2:00 pm).
Himeji Castle 
I’m telling you, pink. It’s all pink.Himeji Castle is unadorned and unfurnished inside. For all intents and purposes, it’s a wooden structure with lots of steep, narrow stairs. There is not much to look at. It’s the outside that caught our attention because there were pink cherry blossom trees
EV. ER. EEE. WHERE.
And it was absolutely gorgeous. So, back to my classroom: is it possible for the Home Depot to color match Sakura pink?
What is your favorite piece of nature on your travels?
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