Hanami at Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Yesterday I went to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG) to see the cherry blossom blooms before many others. In short, I went to celebrate hanami before the crowd swarms in this coming Saturday and Sunday for the Sakura Matsuri Festival. And those blossoms were BEAUTIFUL. I recall one artist sketching a scene onto her sketchpad of a pathway surrounded by cherry blossom trees. To make things better, nature followed suit too - it was awesome weather. In addition, the peach tree in front of my house blossomed for a glorious sight and the cherry blossom tree in front of my house is just starting to bloom.

Here are some of the photos:

Cherry Blossoms at BBG

Japanese Maple at BBG

Cherry Blossom Orchard at BBG

Signature Gate for Japanese Pond Section at BBG

Close-up shot of the Japanese Maple at BBG

Peach Blossom Tree in front of my house

One of the Cherry Blossom walkways at BBG

The "gate" at the Japanese pond at BBG

Close up Cherry Blossom Flower

Japanese Pond-snapshot at BBG

Another interesting tree by the pond at BBG