Still Yawning

 

3/27/25 Maple Leaf neighborhood

Hitting the snooze button for another week.

Although we all wait with much anticipation for the cherry trees to reach their peak bloom, I often find it easier to sketch them when they are still at the plump bud stage – just about to open but not quite. At peak, the Yoshino variety is such a pale pink that the blossoms are nearly white, but as buds, the pink is darker.

This one is taking its own sweet time before it’s wide awake with blossoms, and I was happy to catch it yawning.