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| 4/16/25 Kwanzan cherry trees, Maple Leaf neighborhood |
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| 4/9/25 The same trees a week prior |
I was visiting family for a few days, and I’m looking forward to showing you my sketches of LA. Before I get started with that, though, I must make this announcement: It’s Kwanzan time!
The last walk-sketch I made in Seattle was on April 9, the day before I left for LA, of the Kwanzan cherries on the corner of my block (at right). They were just beginning to open, and enough of their greenish-orange leaves were still exposed that from a distance, the trees looked more orangey than pink.
Walking home from the light rail station Tuesday evening during the golden hour, I turned a corner, and from two blocks away I could already see that the blossoms were in full bloom. I couldn’t have asked for a better homecoming! Rolling my suitcase home, I was too tired to sketch them then, but I went out the next day to catch them at their peak (top of post). I’m thrilled that I didn’t miss these beauties!
Incidentally, I recently learned that the Kwanzan variety of
cherry tree is named for a mountain in Japan. I always thought it was an African
name!
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Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see these beautiful blooming trees. We finally have some in bloom here and I've had so much going on that I barely found time to paint them...so far only two.
ReplyDeleteBlossoming time is so fleeting... go get 'em!
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