I made my annual pilgrimage to High Park to take shots of the cherry blossoms in peak bloom. Here are photos I took at lunch today. And here's a short video that shows the weekday crowd.

On Friday, I biked to High Park to check out the cherry blossoms. Afterall, they didn't bloom at all last year. Many buds hadn't bloomed yet, so I figured it was still a few days away from peak bloom. With rain in the forecast tomorrow, I determined today would be

On this date last year, I rode my bike to High Park and snapped some great photos of the annual Sakura cherry blossoms in full bloom. Here's a taste of what I witnessed. Just yesterday, I rode to High Park to see if there were any signs of this year's

I just rode my bike to High Park to see the cherry blossoms in bloom. I make the pilgrimage annually to shoot the Somei-Yoshino cherry trees, and here are a few of my favourite pics from this year. And here's something they've never had before.

In the past, I've written often about the Sakura / Cherry Blossom trees in High Park.  Often they've already come and gone by this time, but this year they're delayed by that long, cold winter. Experts predict they won't bloom until mid-May or even later. If you want regular updates, I

Last May I was literally yelling at the High Park cherry blossoms for being late.  This year, it seems they're way ahead of schedule. The two weeks of summer we enjoyed in March really sped things along, and now the High Park Nature Centre is reporting we're only 4-6 warm

I made my annual pilgrimage yesterday to High Park to take pictures of the Somei-Yoshino cherry trees.  The window of bloomage for these cherry blossoms is pretty small, so if you want to get your shots I wouldn't wait too long.  Today would be perfect. Here are a few of

I was in High Park this afternoon, and snapped a couple of pics of the cherry blossoms.  As you'll see below, they're starting to open.  They should be in full bloom by Sunday. Ideally, they'll be ready for their close up on Saturday when I'd like to take some shots,

Why do I feel like the official High Park cherry blossom apologist?  Yes, they're late.  Compared to the last few years, they're super late.  Here it is May 2nd and the High Park cherry blossoms have yet to bloom. I was in High Park this afternoon, to check on the

For those of you wondering when the High Park cherry blossoms will be in full bloom, I have an update. I just got home from High Park.  The blossoms are still buds, only now thinking about actually opening.  Once they open, we have 4-6 days before peak bloom.  So don't