Another Utada Hikaru song! The songs I feature in my posts are whatever song happens to be stuck in my head when I'm writing. Kind of gives away which artist is on my most recently played list.

Today I went to a place that I've only been to six times since I came to UW, but have considered my "thinking place" ever since the first time I went. It's exactly that---a place where I go when something is bothering me or if I need a quiet place to escape to so I can clear my head. I've usually only gone in winter quarter, but today was the first time I went during the spring. I was surprised to find that the tide of the lake water had risen so that I couldn't sit on the log I normally use as a seat. In spite of that minor change, though, it's still the same peaceful place.

And the bonus for coming during spring? I found out that there are a couple rows of cherry blossom trees on the way over! So half of the following ten pictures are of my personal, mini Hanami~

First: leftover broth from a bowl of pho I had on the Ave this past Monday, the 30th of March. I think I will forever associate pho with the University of Washington, haha.
Second: the Vietnamese/pho restaurants on the Ave follow a unique and wonderful standard: every bowl of pho comes with a free cream puff. Bless them ;)
Third: those yellow flowers are everywhere on campus during Spring. I have absolutely no idea what they're called, but they're pretty~
Fourth: a new take on my special place ♥
Fifth: cherry blossom time!!!
Sixth: the sunlight was a little weird and was hitting the trees at a strange angle, so I resorted to cropping in what I hope was an artistic and somewhat aesthetically appealing way
Seventh: this is my second time seeing the blossoms, yet I still think it's amazing and beautiful how the blossoms even grow on the bark of the tree. Plus the color contrast is gorgeous~
Eighth: more contrasting...more flowers! Ah~ spring! It was warm today, I think 68 degrees
Ninth: up close to the blossoms, and with the lovely blue backdrop of the sky
Tenth: not all the amazing cherry blossoms are on the quad. I think this was a case in point~ I've found my own little haven of yoshino trees~