
The first cherry blossoms of spring have arrived at a local garden. With our past week’s heat wave (90+ F), the spring bloom in the hills is fading, and I was worried the cherry blossoms would have been blighted. Not so – at least for a few!

The first cherry blossoms of spring have arrived at a local garden. With our past week’s heat wave (90+ F), the spring bloom in the hills is fading, and I was worried the cherry blossoms would have been blighted. Not so – at least for a few!

New growth!
This is a particularly lovely little tree in the Japanese section of the Gardens of the World. The bark is multicolored and has an interesting texture. Viewed from different vantage points, and at different times of the day, the little tree glows with colors.