Photo credits: Katrin Shumakov at Flickr
I often write about the cherry blossoms at Stanley Park in Vancouver. My first trip there, I met a lovely Japanese couple at the airport on my arrival. It was early April, and they encouraged me to visit Stanley Park, proudly telling me how the Japanese government has donated many cherry trees to Vancouver. I’m so glad they told me and was so enthralled by the beauty of a park situated by the Pacific Ocean, bursting with pale pink flowers throughout the park.
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I learned later that High Park in Toronto has many cherry trees. “How could I have missed that?” I scold myself, having lived so close to that park for thirteen years. It was only when I moved back to Montreal did I hear of these cherry trees.
cherry blossoms
photoshoot haven,
spring’s promise
© Tournesol ’15
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
sadly so short-lived. This makes me too sad to enjoy them fully. Great choice of photograph.
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I really have to go up when they are blossoming.
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Springtime road trip in the offing for you! Beautiful haibun.
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Yes, I need to ask a friend to join me for the ride though as I fall asleep on that boring long road for 6 hours.
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A well earned voyage … and a lovely haibun!
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I must try to go this coming spring but with the lateness of seasons it is difficult to arrange trips and time off work to get there.
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Yes, the seasons are not very cooperative lately …
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