THE LAST OF THE SAKURA

This past week was pretty much the last of the cherry blossoms. They always come and go in a hurry, about two weeks tops for you to get your pictures in. This year was alright, but it was always overcast. But anyways tried to get my last pics of Himeji Castle in, so on Tuesday i drove out to Himeji. Drove was the keyword, then the car didnt want to drive anymore, at first i noticed the car pedal not accelerating right, then when i got off the ramp in Himeji i noticed another sign of trouble, steam! Well, anytime you see your car steamin thats not a good sign. Hanged out at the damn 3 minute stoplight praying my car would make it as i saw the nice little heat guage go from mid point to danger H level. Luckily made it to the 7-11 around the corner with the guage busting around H. Wow, lucky. Anyways after a hour of delay due to the radiator tube bursting out, and making quick repairs i was on my way to Himeji castle to get the last of the cherry blossoms for this year before they changed into leaves. Not the best shooting conditions, but here is what i could scrap out ... farewell cherry blossoms