Every year, cherry blossom. Like a benediction every year.

Winterthur, Delaware in the last week of March and the first of April every year.

Winterthur is the legacy of Henry Francis du Pont, 1860-1969, American

 

 

For a few days, nobody is looking at the ground where the ephemeral blues have not yet done

 

 

 

 

Ipheon (Spring star) preceding the flowering of the  crabapple cultivar in their midst

 

 

 Virginia bluebell just beginning to bloom

 

 

Hybrid flowering cherry (‘Accolade’)

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Sargent Cherry

 

 

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White and pink Manchu cherry bushes (Prunus Tomentosa)

 

 

 

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A second flowering cherry hybrid ‘Accolade’ among the evergreens

 

 

 

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Weeping Yoshino Cherry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 thoughts on “Every year, cherry blossom. Like a benediction every year.”

  1. What a magnificent gallery of nature’s delicate beauty and its bounty. Thank you so much for this photographic collection of cheer!

  2. Thank you for posting this absolutely gorgeous representation of the beautiful Cherry blossoms at Winterthur…your images convey all their subtle and delicate beauty. I love the closeup of the Sargent Cherry ( the last shot in that group). I feel like I went to a Sakura festival without the airfare. 🙂

    1. Thank you for commenting, Eileen!

      Where did you post your own photos?

      Best, Sarah

  3. Sarah, You give to us so much.
    Some of the cherry limbs seem synonymous with bold Arabic symbols.
    You bring to us The Exquisite. Your images heal. Thank you

    1. Thank you, Jane, for your compliments, extravagant as they are! Sarah

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