Sorry for this post being long ... hopefully the images aren't too big. ><
Cherry Blossom Pics, Anyone? *grin*
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Cherry Blossom Pics, Anyone? *grin*
So, the hubby and I headed downtown (to DC) yesterday, with my parental units and our kiddo in tow, to view the cherry blossoms. The trees were in full bloom, and just gorgeous, and I thought I'd share some pics with you guys.
Sorry for this post being long ... hopefully the images aren't too big. ><
Sorry for this post being long ... hopefully the images aren't too big. ><
Thanks for sharing your pics ^__^-
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I have a couple pictures of sakura up in this blog post:
http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=111 (scroll down for the pics)
As of 4 days ago the flowers hadn't opened much in the Kyoto area, so I'll be going back there in a couple days to see them in their full glory.
Nikki
http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=111 (scroll down for the pics)
As of 4 days ago the flowers hadn't opened much in the Kyoto area, so I'll be going back there in a couple days to see them in their full glory.
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No cherry trees where I live now, but if I drove a short distance I'd find some 
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Thanks for sharing, Tex-chan. It's been heartwarming to drive from my neighborhood in the Poconos, where spring comes slowly and reluctantly, down south to my teaching job. I first hit the blossoming trees a little north of DC week before last, and last week things were glorious there, with trees blooming all over campus.
Here, though we are only seeing the first signs of spring: peepers sounding off in the marshy places, robins having airborne duels for turf, and the first few bulbs.
There are a few cherry trees here, but scattered ornamentals in people's yards, one here, another a couple of miles away. The native tree that takes its place is the hornbeam, or ironwood as it's sometimes called. This is a rather inconspicuous tree that usually grows in the middle of wooded areas, but is the first one to burst into clouds of tiny white blossoms. Usually you see it a long way off in the middle of still-barren trees, but a few have been allowed to stand in a hedgerow, and these sometimes can grow and make impressive shows.
Oddly, it's a "shy" tree, and if you go nearer to it, the displays seem much less impressive close-up. With some trees, they actually seem to "disappear" when seen against the sky. It's as "Japanese" a tree as we have in the Poconos.
No hornbeams yet so far (I'm watching). We're fortunate, though; some years this is how it looks out the back door in early April:
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Here, though we are only seeing the first signs of spring: peepers sounding off in the marshy places, robins having airborne duels for turf, and the first few bulbs.
There are a few cherry trees here, but scattered ornamentals in people's yards, one here, another a couple of miles away. The native tree that takes its place is the hornbeam, or ironwood as it's sometimes called. This is a rather inconspicuous tree that usually grows in the middle of wooded areas, but is the first one to burst into clouds of tiny white blossoms. Usually you see it a long way off in the middle of still-barren trees, but a few have been allowed to stand in a hedgerow, and these sometimes can grow and make impressive shows.
Oddly, it's a "shy" tree, and if you go nearer to it, the displays seem much less impressive close-up. With some trees, they actually seem to "disappear" when seen against the sky. It's as "Japanese" a tree as we have in the Poconos.
No hornbeams yet so far (I'm watching). We're fortunate, though; some years this is how it looks out the back door in early April:
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