April 10, 2017

Remember Spring?

Remember when some vernal trigger was released, and overnight, the cherry blossoms went all popcorn …
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Nature at her showiest, almost too perfect to be real.

A collective experience of beauty, shared by every culture in various ways.

When was that moment?

Oh yeah, yesterday.

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Alex Botta
April 10, 2017 at 9:33 am

One blessing about a cool spring following a cold winter is that the cascade of flowers slows down and lasts a bit longer. There are some streets in East Van that blaze with pink snow. Can’t wait!

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Adanac
April 10, 2017 at 9:35 am

My eyes are thirstily sucking in all the pink and green.

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Thomas Beyer
April 10, 2017 at 11:55 am

One of the (still untaxed and free) benefits of living in Lotus Land !!
Beautiful indeed.
But those frigid temperatures ? Global warming, eh ?

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1. Alex Botta
  April 10, 2017 at 12:17 pm
  
  You couldn’t resist throwing in La Nina (cool pacific decadal cycle) and couching it against ACC, eh Thomas?
  Readers be warned. Yet another glut of denial could follow.
  
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2. Ron van der Eerden
  April 10, 2017 at 12:32 pm
  
  Once again, Thomas proving he knows less than nothing about global warming.
  
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Guest
April 10, 2017 at 1:53 pm

That’s the first round.
The older cherry trees (like the one on Georgia St.) must be a different variety, as they flower later – usually in time with the Vancouver Sun Run.

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1. Alex Botta
  April 10, 2017 at 4:35 pm
  
  Prunus serrulata Kwanzan. One of the best. Usually lasts about 40 years before fungus sets in.
  
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