Peak Bloom

These Japanese cherry trees (Sakura) at the university are in peak bloom. Many people, lots of smiles, and tons of photos!

[bkb in the city]

Absolutely beautiful

[Heather]

@bkbinthecity It really is, Brian! Toronto has a lot of Sakura gifted by the Japanese government at different times. The first gift was 2000 trees in 1959 as a thank you to Toronto for accepting relocated Japanese Canadians after the Second World War (The Toronto Star ran a little story in the paper today :-)

[Barb]

Those are gorgeous!

[Heather]

@bjywamer They really are, Barb! The blooming of the Sakura is a big event here :-)

[John Falconer]

I love the way you have done this. Beautiful. Favourite for me to think about and maybe try myself.

[Heather]

@johnfalconer Thanks, John. I actually took a ton of photos and had trouble selecting. Ultimately, these two rose to the surface as a combo in a way.

[John Falconer]

It works. Especially with the guy with the super telephoto lens.

[Heather]

@johnfalconer 👍

[Joanne Diochon]

Oh dear all those beautiful blossoms, and I keep looking at that huge lens!

[wendy frost]

What a wonderful sight to see it would be wonderful to be beneath and looking up. Brilliant capture Heather.

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful. Easy to see why those trees attract so many visitors.

[*lynn]

Oh, wow! What a great place to be! The blossoms are amazing.

[Yao RL]

Yes, quite a crowd.

[Diana]

what stunning shots, so beautiful it could almost be in Japan!

[haskar]

Annual ceremony. It's interesting. It's the same every year, but always delightful!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaw ! so out of this world - so much blossom and so appreciated by so many people ! a lovely diptych !

[Peter]

Well spotted and beautifully captured such a pretty sight and image Heather, made me smile to see the lady with the large lens in the foreground and chap with the mobile phone behind, suspect they both got the shot they were after:)

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. Looks like a canopy of beautiful flowers. If I were there I would be with the camera taking as many pictures as I can of this scene.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful

[Junan Heath]

Lovely!

[carol white]

A beautiful setting, lovely blossom. Fav 😊

[Jo Worboys]

The blossoms have certainly brought in the crowds and I can see why I bet you were working hard to find a space Heather

[Sue Cooper]

Wow! That blossom is amazing. Just like images and footage I’ve seen of cherry trees in Japan. Fav.