Buds and Blossoms
Yes, spring is in the air, as winter in Melbourne makes a reluctant retreat. Today was a cool but sunny day with glorious blue skies, so I went for a stroll. As I looked down a street, from a distance I thought I saw a few sakura blossoms coming out on a tree, and upon closer inspection I found it to be starting to bloom, covered in glorious pink buds and a few clouds of pastel blossom, full of sweet promise.
A cherry blossom, also known as a Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of trees in the genus Prunus or the Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Wild species of the cherry tree are widely distributed, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. They are common in East Asia, especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not cherry trees grown for their fruit. The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan.
Buds and Blossoms
Yes, spring is in the air, as winter in Melbourne makes a reluctant retreat. Today was a cool but sunny day with glorious blue skies, so I went for a stroll. As I looked down a street, from a distance I thought I saw a few sakura blossoms coming out on a tree, and upon closer inspection I found it to be starting to bloom, covered in glorious pink buds and a few clouds of pastel blossom, full of sweet promise.
A cherry blossom, also known as a Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of trees in the genus Prunus or the Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Wild species of the cherry tree are widely distributed, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. They are common in East Asia, especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not cherry trees grown for their fruit. The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan.