Brooklyn Botanic Gardens-Cherry Blossoms!

We have been watching the cherry blossoms come in this year. The Japanese call the process of watching and cherishing all the different stages, from bud to bloom, to peak and fall when the trees are snowing cherry blossoms, Hanami. The BBG even has a webpage to show each cherry tree and what stage it is in. We actually made it to the gardens several times this spring to observe each part of the cycle. Next will be the lilacs! and then the roses...keep posted!

Here they come!

Stan took this one! He is getting very handy with the camera and has reached the point where he prefers to shoot more than have his photo taken these days.

We stumbled upon a painter at work under the full blossoms. It was beautiful to see cherries blossoms in oil surrounded by all that fluffy pink in real life! The painter is also on staff at the Botanic Garden.