Rainwater

February 19th is "Rain Water".

The warm spring sunshine appears, and the ice on rivers and lakes melts, flows away, and turns into rainwater.

As the saying goes, "three cold days and four warm days," and the seasons fluctuate between cold and warm days, they are certainly heading towards spring.

Among the 72 seasonal divisions, the first of the rainy season is "土脉潤起 (Tsuchi no shou uruoi okoru.)" When the snow begins to melt, water containing nutrients from the mountains moistens the soil, and plants begin to prepare to bud.

Tree roots in particular seem to draw up water rapidly, and there is a seasonal word that describes the appearance of snow melting around trees and creating holes in them: "木の根明く (kinoneaku.)"

From the perspective of the roots and organisms living in the soil, the view must have opened up and become brighter. I have never seen this phenomenon, but if I ever did, I'm sure I would put my face close to the roots and look up at the sun.

For the rain water, we made a tea blend of tara bark, burdock, orange peel, and lemon balm.

The moist earthy scent of tara bark and burdock is reminiscent of melting snow flowing through the earth.
The sweet, exotic scent of musk and Italian parsley spreads throughout the air, and you can enjoy the refreshing scent of lemon at the end.

 Please enjoy it leisurely on a beautiful spring day.