I had planned to take my big camera into Stockholm to photograph the sakura, or Japanese cherry blossoms,
But the hail and rain meant that the camera stayed dry at home. (All these photos were taken with my iPhone.)
I decided to revel in the pink beauty of the blossoms anyway,
And I’m glad I did.
The blossoms on the north side
Remained curled up in bud
While the flowers were blossoming on the south side,
Looking so fragile and pretty against the rain.
My spirits soared at the sight
Of a dreamy pink canopy weaved
Of dreams and petals.
“In the cherry blossom’s shade,
There is no such thing as a stranger.” — Issa
For more beauty – pink or otherwise – please visit: Our World.
Amazing shots. I guess having a talent to spot a click is more important than a camera.
LikeLike
Lovely lovely! ❤
LikeLike
Wow, those are gorgeous. And I can only imagine the wonderful scent.
LikeLike
Paradise!!! We do not have such place for a walk under cherry blossoms, pink ones like in these gorgeous instants…. For sure it makes you to say: “spirits soared at the sight
Of a dreamy pink canopy weaved
Of dreams and petals….”
My day is brighter, now… so thankful!! Warm greetings, Andra Alexa
LikeLike
…and that made my heart blossom!
LikeLike
What a gorgeous sight!
LikeLike
This is unbelievable, how gifted you are operating your iphone!! 🙂 It never works with me … 😦 The last one is a gem, but they are all outstanding, rainy Stockholm couldn’t have looked better. ❤ Vakre Sverige! ❤
LikeLike
So beautiful Fiona – thank goodness for the latest technology and iphones. These pink blossoms are awesome!
LikeLike
Pink is the tree tops, shame there was its raining.
LikeLike
So lovely in the rain!
LikeLike
They are gorgeous and forms a beautiful color vault – Too bad the rain is here !!
LikeLike
dreamy is right! wow!
LikeLike
Wow. These cherry blossoms are beautiful even in the rain. Your camera phone takes great pictures. Have a wonderful week.
LikeLike
Fiona, these photographs are STUNNING! And wow…your phone camera takes AMAZING pictures!
I absolutely love that last one!
And it’s ironic you posted about cherry blossoms because over the weekend I took a bunch of photographs of the white cherry blossom trees, here in the city. Aren’t they gorgeous trees? Reminds me of my time living in Japan 🙂
Have a lovely week, my friend!
X
LikeLike
Wow, your photo’s are as Always STUNNING. Beautiful and how I would love to walk there.
LikeLike
Such awesome photos especially of the closed-up photo for the cherry blossom.
LikeLike
Lovely pictures.
LikeLike
Absolutely beautiful and with your phone, nonetheless.
LikeLike
What a lovely canopy of blossoms!!!
LikeLike
So pretty! Wonderful!
LikeLike
WOW! Beautiful
LikeLike
Stunning! I agree with the first comment above …. the talent for spotting the beauty is as important as the camera. Rain or not, these are amazing pictures. Thank you for sharing — pictures and thoughts!
LikeLike
Stunning photos! With an iphone! Dang! You are fantastic!
LikeLike
Once again it’s shown that the photographer is more important than the camera! Excellent!
LikeLike
You must have fabulous filters on your iPhone. These photos are glorious!
LikeLike
Beautiful pink flowers – your phone camera did an excellent job!
LikeLike
I’m glad the rain didn’t keep you away. Amazing.
LikeLike
Fantastic pictures of these cherry blossoms !!
Greetings
LikeLike
Beautiful flowers! I love the light in your photos, pure delicacy!
LikeLike
Absolutely STUNNING – those lovely photos take my breath away!
LikeLike
Indeed. 🙂
LikeLike
You touched my heart deeply with these beautiful pink blossoms!
LikeLike
I’m happy you took your camera into the city also, just so that we could see these exquisite photographs! Thanks so much LadyFi. They are all truly stunning.
LikeLike
These are gorgeous shots of pink heavy. So much beauty!
LikeLike
I’m impressed that you got such great pictures from your phone!
LikeLike
After the rain ~ love it! Exquisite photography!
Happy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol
LikeLike
How very, very beautiful. Thank you.
LikeLike
o, this is really gorgeous. I did not know Stockholm had streets like this. Wonderful.
LikeLike
just gorgeous, I only take photos with my iphone.
LikeLike
Hi! Fantastic! The cherry blossom’s canopy is very cool. THanks for sharing.
LikeLike
What a heavenly archway, indeed! Puddles and raindrops enhance every tree and blossom.
LikeLike
That pretty pink canopy softens an otherwise wet, wintry scene and your macro shot is gorgeous.
LikeLike
beautiful! Thanks for sharing what a great experience! 🙂
LikeLike
This pink canopy is just gorgeous, Fi!
What a beautiful place to be.
LikeLike
Seing these, I think it’s not the camera but the person behind it that makes all the difference. Your compositions are fantastic, Fi. Those blossoms lift my spirits (which have been bogged in cold and snow). So glad you ventured out in the rain.
LikeLike
You are a born storyteller, and your eye can cash the checks your words write!
ALOHA from Honolulu,
ComfortSpiral
LikeLike
beautiful rainy scenes.
LikeLike
Wow … I feel like I am there with you!
LikeLike
it looks sooo pretty! makes me miss this city soso much! thanks for sharing!
LikeLike
Beautiful!! Don’t get me wrong, you have great technical skills, but the eye is what makes great photographs, and you have it.
LikeLike
so fantastic pinky blossoms! Awesome!
LikeLike
Beautiful cherry blossoms–even in the rain, Fiona! i Phones take very clear photos –the last one is gorgeous!
LikeLike
Lovely shots! I really like the fourth one.
LikeLike
They are such beautiful trees, in my street and all streets in Waterloo have them. It’s a pity that they don’t bloom very long !
LikeLike
so so beautiful 🙂 !!!
LikeLike
Gorgeous blossom and especially wonderful in the rain! I love the close-up shot and the canopy of flowers overhead. What a wonderful visit to Stockholm!
LikeLike
Cherry blossoms at a rainy day – what a rare beauty (nobody try it to photograph normally)!
LikeLike
Awesome compositions… well captured the essence of rain and blossoms! Enjoyed the feel it caused
LikeLike
(the anonymous was mine) Awesome compositions… well captured the essence of rain and blossoms! Enjoyed the feel it caused
LikeLike
Like walking under pink clouds! Hope that the rain did not harm them too much.
LikeLike
Wow! Truly beautiful!
LikeLike
Wow, helt fantastiskt vackert och du visar verkligen med dina vackra bilder hur fint där är.
LikeLike
Wow, what a beautiful sight! The cherry blossoms are gorgeous… even in the rain! Lovely photos. Have a happy week!
LikeLike
I saw some interesting cherry trees this weekend. They had both colours!
The pink one on the white host. All trees were grafted this way.
Only one tree had white clone grafted on pink host, so I guess that’s my favourite one. 🙂
LikeLike
Heavenly beautiful! Glad you made pictures even with the phone, they look great.
LikeLike
Indeed a “Pink Heaven” in the rain. Tom The Backroads Traveller
LikeLike
Pink heaven is the right word for it! So very beautiful pictures!
LikeLike
Wonderful blossom photo’s, awesome lane and colors.
LikeLike
Great shots – thats a lot of flowers!
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
LikeLike
oh my, so lovely
that last photo really got me!
LikeLike
I am sure glad you took the phone along for the pictures … they are wonderful.
LikeLike
Too early for cherry blossoms here so yours are a welcome sight!
LikeLike
These make me breath deeper. So expansive and uplifting!
LikeLike
Yes, cherry blossom is one of the most heart-lifting sights of spring time – even in the rain!
LikeLike
when you’ve an eye like you to catch the special in daily life, you don’t need a good camera… you’re an artist!
LikeLike
That last shot is just thrilling! Gives me hope of spring, even when my budding daffodils are covered in snow this morning.
LikeLike
You did a great job of capturing the density and beauty of these blossoms. Whatever camera you used, it captured some fine shots.
LikeLike
oh how beautiful!! makes me want to pitch a tent and live under one of them
LikeLike
Lovely pink canopy!
LikeLike
Gorgeous photos! ♥
I almost think I like them so very much because of the rain. The rain makes the views more special.
Have a lovely week!
LikeLike
Beautiful photographs these are in those blossoms are gorgeous !!…:)JP
LikeLike
Herrliche Blüten – unsere Welt ist schön !
LikeLike
Awesome pinks! Even in the rain, they are beautiful!
LikeLike
the petals and trees are my dreams too!
LikeLike
Wow! Lovely, lovely, lovely. Lovely!
LikeLike
WOW! I’m speechless…
LikeLike
Was there ever a more lovely sight? Simply spellbinding! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us!
LikeLike
Absolutely gorgeous!
LikeLike
Such magnificent shots of the cherry blossoms.
I just came back from a walk and saw a tree here in full bloom with cherry blossoms … how I love the spring time
🙂
LikeLike
WOW! I love number 4!
Great photos.
Carla
LikeLike
Those are so gorgeous, and your iPhone did a great job of capturing them. I hope to walk under a canopy like that one day!
LikeLike
So lovely! Great captures, and I hope you’ll come share at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/04/at-keyboard.html
LikeLike
just exquisite … i visited Ohio last weekend and saw the Redbud trees in bloom .. they are gorgeous but don’t compare to these ..
LikeLike
I love all those colors. Well done.
LikeLike
Amazing flowers, it must be a pleasant stroll under the canopy.
canopy
LikeLike
Beautiful, even in the rain. Great close up too.
LikeLike
Så nydelige bilder. Jeg besøkte Stockholm tidlig i mai for 10 år siden og fikk se noen av trærne i blomst. Men dette var virkelig et fantastisk syn!
LikeLike
positively gorgeous! love the blossoms.
LikeLike
simply, lovely!
LikeLike
what an awesome sight and photos 🙂
LikeLike
Det är så otorligt häftigt att gå där när körsbärsträden blommor! Kan man bli annat än glad: 🙂 Vilket man verkligen ser på folk också tycker jag. Det är häftigt att fota folk med om man vågar.
http://tillklippt.blogspot.se/
LikeLike
Pure beauty, great views!
LikeLike
I would love to walk under that canopy! Such a beautiful abundance of cherry blossom.
LikeLike
Truly a pink sky.
The last picture is really beautiful picture!
LikeLike
how lovely! ♥
LikeLike
Absolutely beautiful. All my photos are taken with my iPhone. It does a pretty good job.
LikeLike