Flowers, flowers everywhere!!!
My friend, Vanessa (“openbeing” on here), and I met at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden at 11:30AM, as it is free admission into the gardens from 10-12PM on Saturdays. To find out more about the BBG visit: http://www.bbg.org.
I had been to the BBG once before, but it was in the fall and most of the flowers were no longer in bloom. Still, the park had left quite an impression on me and I had wanted to return again in the spring. This was Vanessa’s first time at the park.
It is easy to lose one’s connection with nature while living in 
Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms. -- Ikkyu Sojun
The sakura, or commonly known as cherry blossoms, in my opinion are one of nature’s best gifts. Although they are fleeting, only blooming once a year for a couple of weeks, during their bloom they contribute an immeasurable amount of beauty to their surroundings (of course, I am biased, since pink is my favorite color to begin with).
Hanami is the Japanese cultural tradition of viewing and cherishing each moment of the cherry blossom season; from the first buds to the brilliant blossoms to the petals falling like pink snow. We arrived during the peak of their bloom and what a site to behold!
However, not only were the sakura in bloom, just about every other flower in the park were too (minus the roses and lotus flowers).
In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends. Prepare yourself for beauty overload in the following pictures…
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