nesting

Doesn't this robin have a well-decorated
home?  She'd probably like it if all
the people who've come to the garden to
admire her pretty tree would just go
home and leave her to sit on her nest in peace.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday
and Our World Tuesday.]

Coming soon . . .

to a garden near me—and I can hardly wait!

[Linking back to Pink Saturday and to 
Mosaic Monday at Lavender Cottage.]

Pink and Blue

You can barely see the sky for all the
cherry blossoms—but that's okay, right?

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.
Also linking back to Pink Saturday.]

Smile!

This post is all about the beautiful dappled shadows
cast by the cherry trees, but that's not the reason I
took this picture in the first place. Remember when
someone would hand you their camera (or, lately,
their phone) and ask you to take their picture?
More and more, I see this. I don't know—frankly,
I don't think it takes the greatest pictures. :~}

[It's Shadow Shot Sunday. To see more shadows, go here.]

Twice as Nice

Bright pink cherry blossoms reflected in a tranquil pond—
I'm not an especially religious person, but if more people 
found God in the springtime, I could certainly see why.

[To see more weekend reflections, visit James's meme.
For more of the Saturday PhotoHunt, visit Sandi's meme.]

Skywatch Friday

As long as we're still in the garden,
we may as well look up and enjoy
the gorgeous weather and the
cherry trees in (almost) full bloom.

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.]

Skywatch Friday

They're out in all their glorious

"pinkitude"—I'm grateful every year

when the cherry blossoms are at

their peak and the weather is

gorgeous too!

[See more Skywatch here.]

Hanami*

* which is the Japanese tradition of
viewing and cherishing each moment
of the cherry blossom season.
Had to show you the cherry blossoms
in the botanic garden in their full
glory. Here's a time-lapse video of
last year's bloom.