I find it interesting that, despite having lived in my previous home - where I was very happy - for over 25 years, I don't miss it a bit. I'm totally content with my new apartment and relieved not to have to worry any more about the maintenance of a house that was over 120 years old. The only things I do miss are my lovely neighbour (and we are still in touch anyway) and the cherry blossom: mature trees at the end of the street that, for a couple of weeks each year, explode in a riot of pink. It's that time of year now and, happily, just a short stroll down the road takes me back there to enjoy their colour.
When the blossom is over, the petals fall like confetti and get swept up in the breeze. I used to find my front garden absolutely covered in them, like pink snow. It was pretty but messy! So I don't really miss that either.
Our dogwood is losing petals, and the ground looks as if it just started snowing. With wind forecast later today, the petals will be all over the place!
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ReplyDeleteOh wow... Still waiting for that to happen here!
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous, that pink cloud of blossoms! Good job you can still see it whenever you want. My cherry tree blooms white, as do most of the cherry trees around here, but we have some ornamental cherry trees in public places that have pink fluffy flowers, and they look particularly good when the day itself is grey and chilly, a cheerful reminder that it is spring after all.
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