Blossom

Beautiful sunny day and more and more trees are starting to blossom.

The local river is a popular hanami spot and this evening was no exception with quite a few resilient families picnicking under the trees Whilst the temperature is rising I wouldn't say it was picnic weather yet...

What a desolate place would be a world without a flower!  It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome.  Are not flowers the stars of the earth, and are not our stars the flowers of the heaven. 
A.J. Balfour