Tracing the cherry blossoms around the globe

In Tokyo this weekend, the snow and a plea from the Mayor are keeping people from going out to see the cherry blossoms.  IN DC they literally blocked the streets with Garbage Trucks to keep people from seeing the blossoms.

But we saw our first blossoms in Zentsuji, on the Island of Shikoku on March 7th

Then we saw early cherry blossoms in Kyoto at the end of the trip to the Moss Temple

Then we returned to the US and saw cherry blossoms out and about in the Arlington neighborhood.

And finally, our very own double cherry, approximately 70 years old, put out its first full blossom TODAY!

Perhaps this blog can serve as a virtual cherry blossom viewing party (ohanami)