Posted by Japanalia (Yokohama, Japan) on 28 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
A few trees, at the edge of some farming patches, which delight us with their blossoms every year. These ones are rather big, but there are plenty of smaller peach trees that smile from gardens and enclosures quite unexpectedly.To tell you the truth...the variety of blooming trees is so big that...I have no idea WHAT KIND of trees they are!!!! At least I know the cherries and the peaches.....even on my plate!
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The pink is exquisite, almost unreal.
28 Mar 2008 11:04am
So vivid...
28 Mar 2008 11:36am
Wow! An explosion of pink and I like to see the women who give life to your picture. vu@granby - Gilles Martineau
28 Mar 2008 12:29pm
Goodness me, this is georgous Gabriella.
28 Mar 2008 12:49pm
This is just gorgeous. I am wordless!
28 Mar 2008 2:51pm
So touching beautiful! Peach blossoms are in our country the symbol of non-attainable romance, here they won't blossom. I agree with MaryB, she takes the words out of my mouth :) (Dutch way of saying). Very Japanese, those 2 figures. I read in the newspaper what I already suspected: Japanese artists prefer to paint people somewhere (not in the centre) or in the edges of a surrounding decor which is as important as the portrayed people, and here I see it again. (Western artists emphasize the people and the surroundings come second or are only a decorating framework) - this was a result of a scientific research of Japanese and European art works.
28 Mar 2008 3:59pm
Beautiful sign of the spring.
28 Mar 2008 5:54pm
Just great, the blooms are overwhelming, but the two figures make it a great composition! Unfortunately, our cold snap last week killed a lot of flowers, same drama as last year! :-(
28 Mar 2008 6:12pm
from your pictures I get the impression the whole area is a riot of blooming trees!
28 Mar 2008 6:28pm
Gosh I wish I was in Japan right now...so many beautiful blossoms...sigh. Our cherry blossoms are as deep a pink as these trees are. Beautiful Gabriela.
28 Mar 2008 11:34pm
@Janice Thomson: If they are as PINK as these ones, then they are not cherry blossoms. There are cherry blossoms that bloom later, are a pale pink in colour and have manifolded petals, do the flowers look very rich and bigger in size.
Another nice one! Will you be allowed to pick the peaches when the time is right?
29 Mar 2008 12:10am
@martie: Martie, these trees are meant for blooms, their fruits are not edible. As is the case with most of the cherry trees.
Beautiful!... I just saw the cherry blossoms in DC earlier today and they're definitely more of a white/light pink. I envy you.
29 Mar 2008 12:21am
@e.: The cherry trees in Washington, D.C., along the Potomac river, have been presented to the city by the Japanese sometime around 1912 or so. Not all cherry blossoms are white, some are a pale rose, others a pale pink, some have simple flowers, some others have multiple petals, some flowers are big, some others are small. There are hundreds of types of cherry trees and when you find them in one park...then they make your day!!!!
A gorgeous POV and wonderful vibrant colors. A delight, Gabriela.
29 Mar 2008 1:15am
wow ! very nice shot !!! beauty colors in dreamlike road .... thanks.
29 Mar 2008 3:21am
Beautiful pink colour, spring is in the air, thanks for your comment on statue
29 Mar 2008 3:22am
I can only dream, beautiful photo and the compo is to die for, bravo Gabriela...since your a translator, I thought you might enjoy another blog that I've re-created ( for about the 22 time lol) on the funny side of translations..or other stuff, here's the address if you'd like to check it out: http://translationfoepasandstuffl.blogspot.com/
29 Mar 2008 6:26am
A beautiful image ... the point-of-view ... the balance of colors ... and the two visitors walking along the path ... all combine to evoke a magnificent spring-like setting.
29 Mar 2008 7:47am
Lovely colors!
29 Mar 2008 7:50am
Beautiful colors, and I like the composition with the trail and people on the right. Slightly elevated perspective makes it look like an old woodblock print of the Edo period. Well done.
29 Mar 2008 8:39am
Bonjour Gabriela,
Vous, qui l'avez suivi avec attention, le voilà à nouveau au rendez-vous, et pour l'occasion, permettez-moi de vous écrire :
Nous, qui l’avons attendu avec impatience dans notre blanche et vaste plaine, au bord de ce fleuve gonflé d’eau rugissante.
Nous, qui vivions penchés sur l’hiver, et noyés dans son interminable blancheur aux rayonnements masquant la terre.
Nous, qui souhaitions voir nicher dans le ciel étroit une nouvelle saison, et accueillir le printemps.
Nous pouvons à présent nous réjouir, car les pêchers ont reçu la bénédiction du ciel pour fleurir dans les vergers.
Bien à vous et excellent week-end, amicalement, Mary. © La Poétaniste
P.S.: Je vous remercie de votre aimable visite qui m'a beaucoup touchée, je ne manquerai pas d'y répondre avec attention, et bravo pour toutes vos belles photos, amicalement, Mary.
29 Mar 2008 10:06am
I love the pink of those peach trees. The point of view with the path and the women is very nice.
29 Mar 2008 6:46pm
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