Episode 387: Remembering Winter

The twins stand under the cherry tree as blossom petals fall to the ground. They hold out their hands and open their mouths. The petals fill their palms and stick to their tongues. The twins tilt their heads back and feel the petals dotting their faces. They scoop up some of the petals frosting the ground and shape them into odd cousins of snowballs: loosely clumped, lumpy, and tinged with a subtle pink. They toss their petal clumps high into the air. The clumps hold together for less than a second, then disintegrate into a shower of delicate flakes.