Most of the cherry blossoms in Victoria have already bloomed, so when I saw the theme of this week’s Daily Post photo challenge, I thought I’d have to find something else to photograph.
But lo and behold, the last best blossoms (in my humble opinion) have suddenly burst open.
It was a grey day today, so I added a filter to enhance the prolific pink. I love how the branches trace patterns on the sky.
These blossoms will last for a while before dropping petal by petal onto the ground… Victoria’s version of snowdrifts.
If you’d like to see other people’s interpretations of this week’s theme or enter the photo challenge yourself, click on the link below:
I like the combination of frilly dark pink and the bronze colour of the new leaves. You’ve captured it beautifully. And yes — we do get drifts of petals in the gutters. Only in Victoria (well, sort of).
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks so much, Audrey! I much prefer our drifts of petals to the snowdrifts we used to shovel in Saskatchewan and Alberta. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Agreed! Having done my share of shovelling in Saskatoon in the ’80s.
LikeLiked by 1 person
How beautiful! Thank you for sharing such a lovely sight!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you! I’ve been telling people the advantage of being short in stature is I was able to stand right under the branches and look up, way up, when I snapped this photo. 🙂
LikeLike
Thank you for the insight into how you took this shot. It’s amazing what a different perspective will offer!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ours are falling fast too. One day a blaze of glory, the next pink snow. No worries! The clematis and rhodies are on their way and the laburnum’s started to find its yellowness. 🙂 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, that’s so true – there’s more beauty on the way! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person