On March 29th, when the cherry blossoms were declared to have bloomed, I took a side bud from the trunk of a cherry tree across the river and inserted it into a cup.
Today I received some side shoots of the Higan cherry tree from my neighbor who has since moved out, and I put them in a vase.
All things are impermanent, flowers bloom, and time passes.
Time passes, and all living things live each moment to the fullest.