Every year, the sakura – or Japanese cherry blossoms –
Spread pretty pops of pink elation in downtown Stockholm.
They hang like
Petalled bunches from the trees;
Are gorgeous
Clouds of blossoms in the sky;
Float in the air
Like pink tutus;
And remind us
That life, like the cherry blossom,
Is fragile, fleeting and beautiful.
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Looks like the cherry blossoms in Washington DC that happen each April I believe. Lots of people go to see them each year. Yours are marvelous! I love them!! xox
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It’s pink, a lovely colour in your trees. Beauty.
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Vilken färg!!
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so gorgeous!
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….. and, if I may add, loves the sunshine.
Great shots Lady Fi. Pink on blue always seems such a truly earthly delight. Yay 😀
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Stunning photos. Gorgeous ! I love them all.
Best regards, Synnöve
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So, so beautiful. Loved your descriptions :]
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I can’t think of a better title, Fiona. What a glorious explosion of beauty. Spring has come to Sweden at last!
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Oh my, how gorgeous! Superb photos!
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nice…love the rainshowers of petals when the wind blows through these trees….
and hey, i am pink on top today too…smiles.
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Wonderful pictures of beautiful flowers! Great photos!
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Wow, bouquet after bouquet of those lovely blossoms. Gorgeous ~
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These photos are magnificent — absolutely gorgeous.
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Soooo beautiful! And so pink. “Pink tutus” is a perfect description.
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Amazing flowering tree! I have cherry tree with white flowers. Not blooming yet:)
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Great photos of such beauty Fiona! It made my Spring day 🙂
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Oh, so gorgeous indeed!! Exquisite blossoms and colors and superb captures as always!! Great way to start my day!! Thank you!!!
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Wow—beautiful. Cherry trees are some of the prettiest of all. I was in Washington DC one year when the Cherries were in bloom… WOW….Tremendous… Great photos!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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Dear Lady Fi, out in the country where I grew up, we had pear, apple, and cherry trees and the blossoms of each tree perfumed the air each spring. But our cheery blossoms where not like those you’ve pictures. I’ve never seen such blossoms before. They truly are pink clouds of perfection. Thank you for sharing these photographs and your words. I’m wondering if “sakura” is a type of cherry tree. Peace.
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Sakura is the Japanese Cherry tree, Prunus serrulata, and is the Japanese name for these blossoms.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Beautiful. This is my favorite tree.
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Bind blowing spectacular. An extravaganza of pink and it’s tones. Reminds of a song, which when listen to it, I suspect this would be the backdrop the dancers.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhgcb-G52E May is a happen’n month is it not.
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Beautiful!!!
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Exquisite photos! Like pink tutus indeed, great analogy!
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Wow ! Really gorgeous !!!
Greetings
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The blossoms are so beautiful, and like you say they are so fleeting in their appearance. The wind blew ours away like confetti at the weekend so a fast visit this year. Have a wonderful week xx
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Oh my, they are gorgeous!!! I wish these grew here. I’ve seen them in Oregon and they are heavenly.
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The cherry blossoms are gorgeous.
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Beautiful cherry blossoms.
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Absolutely my favourite flowering tree, too. Lovely!
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How gorgeous! They only bloom for such a short time, but they leave memories of their glory and excitement over their next appearance when they go! Wonderful photos!
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Your cherry blossom close-ups are gorgeous, Fiona. Beautiful.
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Pretty blossoms, wonderful shots.
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exquisite … i can smell them from here
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Beautifully photographed blossoms!
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These images make me feel happy!! So beautifully done:)
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I love love love these trees! Beautiful photos. Spring is over in my part of the world. All the branches are green now.
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The cherry blossoms are beautiful, lovely trees and blossoms! Have a happy week!
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These are gorgeous!
Our cherry blossoms began blooming over the weekend.
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Yes, life is short like many blossoms…yet it brings much joy!…:)JP
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Lovely! I took bunches of pictures of mine, It’s fortunate that ours bloomed earlier than yours because they would have suffered if they hadn’t! Cheers, Danette
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They are always so lovely! I wish they lasted for many months.
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I love cherry blossoms. When I lived in Brooklyn, NY the Botanic Garden there had many trees that were a gift from Japan.
The cherry blossoms have snow on them here today in Colorado, Lady Fi! We had quite a bit of late snow. Fortunately is began melting quite a bit by the afternoon and should all be gone in a few days,
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Oh my, so very beautiful!
🙂
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Marvelous visual poetry!!
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Superb blossoms.
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Beautiful!
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So very beautiful! You made my day.
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magnifique cette dernière photo
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Such a lovely “pink”!
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These blossoms are so heavenly! I have a Japanese cherry- tree and a crabapple-tree. They both flower at the same time. This year they lost their blossoms very fast, which is such a pity. Therefore thank you for sharing yours!
Wil, ABCW Team
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Blue sky and cherry blossom. Heavenly!
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How beautiful ! Our cherry trees have faded since a long time !
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soo lovely. 🙂
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Stunning!
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Breathtakingly beautiful! I went to Washington D.C. when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. It was a sight to see.
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Flirts in petal skirts that I fall for every time!
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Gorgeous sun-filled blossoms!
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Underbar färg!
M/
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Cherry Blossom pink always reminds me of cotton candy.
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oh my goodness these images of the Cherry blossoms are glorious! I have never seen a Cherry Blossom tree. I wish I had one in my yard.
Beautiful. Have a lovely week and thank you for stopping by my blog this week.
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Absolutely charming and beautiful blossoms of cherry!
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Oh, ahhh… such lovely and delicate cherry blossoms. Just gorgeous!
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Magnificent photography ~ colorful and creative for OWT ~ xoxo
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Absolutely beautiful! I can almost smell them.
Still not a leaf on a tree here, but soon the buds will be bursting to life. I look forward to color!
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Heisann!
So true… have lovely days ;:OD)
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Wow, superb photos Fi. I love this splash of colour and the tongue-twister in your introduction!
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Beautiful!! Boom & Gary.
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Absolutely stunning! Love the pink
Mollyxxx
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I am positive that these flowers are overflowing in heaven.
To me, they are like Pink Cotton Candy! xx
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Those are exquisite blossoms – lovely photos.
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What a beautiful part of our world indeed! I can just imagine how sweet they smell! Glorious Spring! Enjoy your week!
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I enjoy when my apple and pear trees are in bloom. I can just imagine how lovely the cherry blossoms are in person…lovely photos!
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Love the gorgeous closeups of the cherry blossoms Lady Fi. 🙂
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Such pretty pink blossoms! Fantastic shots!
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If only they would grow here!
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These photos are breathtaking!
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Lovely. Like Betsy commented–these remind me of my spring days in Washington DC.
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Oh my! These are luscious!!!
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Ours is gone now, just a brief moment in time but oh how I love them when they’re there!
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Wow!!! What a GORGEOUS pictures of cherry blossom from you♡♡♡ And I LOVED to read that you kindly introduced Japanese name “sa.ku.ra”, I intentionally put the dots. p;) I mean in relation with my link. Thank you very much for hosting and So sorry for my a bit late comment.
Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
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Great flowers, beautiful colors, joy for the eyes 🙂 Regards
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hier ist diese Pracht leider schon vorbei
mit einem LG vom katerchen
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More than gorgeous… And so important saying included: “life… like a cherry blossom… Is fragile, fleeting and beautiful… True wisdom portrayed in words, also!!So thankful for such precious pictures to be seen up close. All the best, Alexa T!
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Oh good grief the beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You never cease to amaze me♥
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Wonderful blossom photos and colors, stunning series
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Wow this is some serious spring in these beautiful photos 🙂
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Thanks for commenting on my blog. 🙂 Boy, oh boy! what big and bright and soft looking cherry blossums!! So lovely to look at.
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Oh so beautiful. I have always wanted to go to Washington DC when they bloom. I think yours are probably lovelier. Thanks for sharing.
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Fiona, those are simply stunning…and they do remind me of tutus…all hanging up there.
Jen
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Such sweet soft pink. Lovely pics.
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Simply stunning! It must have been a blast to photograph! 🙂
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Breathtaking, beyond words!
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Now that’s a beautiful pink!
~Lindy
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Very pretty!
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We have a cherry tree in the front garden, so fleeting but wonderful.
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I’m so glad to know you have such beautiful sakura in your country. “Pretty pops of pink elation” is nice and poetic.
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Fabulous pictures!
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Beautiful pictures! I love your blog! 🙂
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Oh, I’ll be too late again for these! But at least it looks like I’ll get to come “home” to Stockholm for a short visit again soon, and that makes the [cherry] blossoms in my cheeks light up all the same. 😉 Thanks for sharing their great and delicate beauty!!
K
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