Beautiful Cherry Blossoms
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118511)
Gainesville, Florida
March 20, 2024 6:26pm CST
I'm visiting Seattle for the week, and have been completely blown away by the natural beauty of the area. From Puget Sound to Mt. Rainier, I have been in complete awe of everything I've seen. And the weather has been picture-perfect, with clear blue skies, cool temperatures, and warm sunshine.
What totally took me by surprise was the number of cherry trees throughout the city and surrounding areas, all in full bloom. They are everywhere! Now I understand what people mean when they talk about the cherry blossoms being in bloom. It's like being in heaven!
Photo is the cherry blossoms in my friend's from yard. Do you have cherry blossoms where you live, and are they in full bloom?
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
That is part of the appeal with cherry blossoms. People love them because the trees just become overtaken by all the blooms. And then when you have hundreds, or even thousands, of the trees all throughout an area, it just because like a paradise.
I’m sure Australia has beautiful blooming trees, and I’m pretty sure you’ve written about a few over the years!
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@JudyEv (326065)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar
@moffittjc Our apple orchards can look like a sea of white or pink when the trees are all in bloom.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
@JudyEv I can imagine how beautiful it is when the entire orchard is in full bloom.
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@Happy2BeMe (99392)
• Canada
21 Mar
That is beautiful. We do have cherry trees but they wont be in full bloom for awhile.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
I was actually surprised that the cherry trees in Seattle were already blooming. I thought it would be much later in the spring due to their cooler, wetter weather. I guess I picked the perfect time to visit with them all in full bloom now. I hope when your cherry trees start blooming they are as beautiful as the ones here in Seattle.
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@Happy2BeMe (99392)
• Canada
22 Mar
@moffittjc They are nice when they do but they don't last too long. The wind will blow them all off.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Mar
@Happy2BeMe That happens to the dogwoods as well.
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@kaylachan (57922)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Mar
No we don't. I hope you continue to have picture perfect weather.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
The clouds moved back in yesterday afternoon, and the forecast for today on is for the typically Seattle drizzly rain. At least I got to enjoy picture perfect weather for a few days here.
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@LadyDuck (458643)
• Switzerland
21 Mar
@moffittjc They have a strong pleasant scent.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
@LadyDuck Just looking at the photo I can almost imagine how beautiful it smells!
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
That is a very beautiful tree. I love the pink flowers.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
I don’t know much about bloom times of the various species of trees, but I would think it’s still a little too early for flowering blossoms that far north where you are. But then again, what do I know? I’m a southerner! Haha
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
@just4him About when will you start seeing the majority of your spring blooms?
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Mar
@brenna_g Nice! We have a couple of members here from that area.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Mar
The dogwoods are beautiful too! We have a few where I live in Florida, but they aren’t as abundant as they are in other places. Our biggest bloomers are crape Myrtle trees and azaleas.
If you don’t mind me asking, what part of the country do you live in?
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
I like when there is a lot of variety among the trees, it can make for some very colorful scenery when everything is blooming.
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@RebeccasFarm (86782)
• United States
23 Mar
Lovely lovely trees.
Have a nice time.
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@RebeccasFarm (86782)
• United States
23 Mar
@moffittjc Always wishing to be somewhere else, I understand.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Mar
@RebeccasFarm I love where I live, but I also love traveling and visiting new places.
@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Mar
They are beautiful trees. I'm back home now, just woke up. Wish I was still in Seattle.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
I have been having a lot of fun, and I have been good and staying out of trouble!
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@RasmaSandra (73570)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Mar
Nope not here but in the place cherry blossom came out in April. My garden at that time was full of blossoming apple and pear trees and in May lovely lilacs,
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
Besides my magnolia tree, I don’t have any blooming trees in my yard, but my neighbor has a lot of lilies, and they are so beautiful when they bloom.
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@noni1959 (9883)
• United States
21 Mar
The courthouse in Olympia is in full bloom too. My oldest is in Centralia for the week and drove there yesterday. Down in Salem, the state capitol is in bloom too. It's so amazing to see. I'm in the eastern side of WA this year and miss it. Heading to Oregon May 1st and then up near Olympia. It's so beautiful on that end.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
I should have contacted you ahead of time and made plans to drive out and meet you. I was at Mt Ranier yesterday, but the park was closed. It was oka though, we rented a cabin nearby and just explored the area. How far are you from Mt Ranier?
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Mar
@noni1959 It might be a while before I’m out that way again. My next planned trip to the west coast is in 2 years to visit LA.
@noni1959 (9883)
• United States
24 Mar
@moffittjc You are about five hours away from me right now. I'm headed down to Oregon again too. Do you go to Seattle ever so often? I'm going to be moving to the South Bend, Raymond, Westport area in a couple months after running around Oregon. Haven't decided on exactly where yet. That isn't too far from Seattle.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
Thank you. I always love when spring arrives and all the trees and flowers are in full bloom.
@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
The only time I went even farther from corner to corner on the map was when I flew to Alaska as a teenager to spend a summer with my aunt and uncle.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
@porwest Alaska was really fun, at least through my eyes as a teenager. There were moose everywhere, and they’d come up right in the yard and on the streets.
I’ve always wanted to do a cross-country scenic train trip across Canada. That would be amazing, just like driving cross country with your camper.
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
21 Mar
@moffittjc I have never been to Alaska, but I would love to visit. I think it would be fun to take a very long trip and drive through Canada with the camper.
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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22 Mar
We had a lovely cherry tree for years, I hated moving away from it when I did. It was very old, so big. Many, many cherries picked from that big tree, and the blossoms were beautiful.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar
I’ve always wanted to pick cherries, but cherry trees don’t grow down south in Florida. At least I haven’t seen any.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Mar
@MarieCoyle That would make me envious as well, since I love avocados so much!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
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23 Mar
@moffittjc
No, I’ve not ever seen a cherry tree there. However, I do see trees that we don’t have, of course. My daughter has several well established avocado bushes I am rather envious of!
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@snowy22315 (170239)
• United States
21 Mar
Yes, as you know DC has many..not that is that close. Around here we have flowering Dogwoods which are beautiful.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
We have a few dogwoods in the area I live in north Florida, and they too are beautiful when they bloom. I’ve never been to DC before, but I am quite aware of how beautiful the cherry blossoms are there. One day I hope to take a trip there just to see all the blooms.
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@wolfgirl569 (95474)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Mar
A couple of cherry trees in my yard but too early for them to bloom. Very pretty
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
I’m surprised they’re blooming in Seattle already, but not in your area.
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@LindaOHio (156722)
• United States
21 Mar
I remember the cherry blossoms in D.C. That's a popular tourist attraction this time of year. That's a beautiful picture. We don't have any cherry trees on our property. Have a good day.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
I’ve always wanted to visit DC in the springtime just to see the cherry blossoms. What I’ve seen here in Seattle is probably just a small taste of how beautiful DC’s blooms look.
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@mildredtabitha (16047)
• Nairobi, Kenya
21 Mar
The photo is really beautiful. Your post makes me want to visit Seattle too.
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@moffittjc (118511)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar
Thanks. It really is very beautiful here.
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