Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom 桜の満開

 The young Somei Yoshino 染井吉野 cherry tree in our backyard, which replaced the over 30 some year old cherry tree that was destroyed in the 20218 Nor’easter is in full bloom. Like many of the other cherry trees in the area this has occurred much earlier than usual. As a matter of fact, the Washington National cherry blossom festival was moved up a week because of the uncharacteristic early bloom. 

As you can see he is getting bigger than he was in 2018 as shown in the picture below. 

As you can see the blossoms are now visible while sitting comfortably on the deck. 

What a profusion of beauty! The blossoms positively glow in the morning light. 

We will do some impromptu “Hanami” 花見 this evening.