What beautiful comments...I have felt the idea of celebrating trees stir within when the dogwoods bloom here, or the conifers start their gorgeous show of new growth. I want to say to everyone, "Come now..." because it doesn't last long...and cherry trees...oh my. Jan, you must had stunningly beautiful moments with the cherry trees in Japan. I still want to try planting a cherry tree here...for moments of beauty, whispering petals floating...falling...bringing "quiet and bliss"...a "transfixing" moment for the soul... I wish there was a way to share our gardens' fleeting moments with others..."Come in, come in...Look at this incredible, miraculous beauty!"
DC has the cherry blossom festival, but it is now very commercialized. During the pandemic you could walk down by the Jefferson Memorial with hardly any people and truly savor the trees. I love your idea of tree festivals!!
Great article! We have a Sakura Days/Cherry Blossom Festival in Vancouver, Canada, to celebrate Japanese culture and all of the cherry trees in the city, complete with bloom app. I once got in the local papers as a city worker, clearing fallen petals with a leaf blower haha.
I used to live in Brooklyn, where the Botanic Garden has a lovely allee of cherry trees. Every year there was a celebration, and crowds of people, when the trees bloomed. However I never enjoyed that; it was too noisy, crowded, and smelled of hot grease. What I loved was when the blossoms fell. I would take my own walk then, under pink rain, and come out covered with blossoms and filled with quiet bliss.
What beautiful comments...I have felt the idea of celebrating trees stir within when the dogwoods bloom here, or the conifers start their gorgeous show of new growth. I want to say to everyone, "Come now..." because it doesn't last long...and cherry trees...oh my. Jan, you must had stunningly beautiful moments with the cherry trees in Japan. I still want to try planting a cherry tree here...for moments of beauty, whispering petals floating...falling...bringing "quiet and bliss"...a "transfixing" moment for the soul... I wish there was a way to share our gardens' fleeting moments with others..."Come in, come in...Look at this incredible, miraculous beauty!"
Exactly how I feel! thank you Les!
DC has the cherry blossom festival, but it is now very commercialized. During the pandemic you could walk down by the Jefferson Memorial with hardly any people and truly savor the trees. I love your idea of tree festivals!!
How amazing to walk beneath the trees by Jefferson memorial all alone! Special.
Great article! We have a Sakura Days/Cherry Blossom Festival in Vancouver, Canada, to celebrate Japanese culture and all of the cherry trees in the city, complete with bloom app. I once got in the local papers as a city worker, clearing fallen petals with a leaf blower haha.
a BLOOM APP! how cool is that? Vanouver always seem ot be ahead of everyone. I have been there once. Beautiful city.
Isn’t that funny, I always feel like we’re behind haha. We do however have a large and proud Asian community 🥰🌸🌸🌸
not behind at all! look at our cities....'nuf said.
I used to live in Brooklyn, where the Botanic Garden has a lovely allee of cherry trees. Every year there was a celebration, and crowds of people, when the trees bloomed. However I never enjoyed that; it was too noisy, crowded, and smelled of hot grease. What I loved was when the blossoms fell. I would take my own walk then, under pink rain, and come out covered with blossoms and filled with quiet bliss.
As a kid in Brooklyn, I would visit those Cherry trees... and I agree - it was when the petals fell that was transfixing!