April

Prunus x yedoensis 'Somei-yoshino', April 4th, 2012, Vancouver, BC.

an early favourite

Prunus x subhirtella 'Whitcomb', March 15th, 2012.

"Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week" ~Joseph Addison

Especially if you set expectations and schedules aside and simply follow the rhythms of the day and season.

 Waking up to blue sky & snow-capped peaks in the country

Afternoon hanami (cherry blossom viewing) at Lost Lagoon

Sunset walk along the seawall

Photo notes: All images taken on Sunday, February 5th, 2012.
Top: View from my mom's breakfast table, Chilliwack, B.C.
Middle: Flowering cherry blossoms, Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea' at Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park.
Bottom: View of the Stanley Park seawall, English Bay, and Kits Point (across the water) at sunset.

'Somei-yoshino'

pril is a promise
      that May is bound to keep.
     

~Hal Borland

 

'Somei-yoshino' photographed at Douglas Park, Vancouver BC, April 7th, 2011.