Julianne and the blossoms

I had the beautiful Julianne, six, out under the cherry blossoms on Vancouver's Graveley Street yesterday. There are many lovely photos, but this was my favourite because of her joy as she spins! And check her out up a tree...almost vertiginous, but lovely.

Last year, Vancouver began a yearly Cherry Blossom Festival, and the Graveley Street Akebono blooms have hit the map. Consequently, instead of being the east side's best kept secret, the area was drawing Vancouverites in great numbers. It was lovely to see everyone out enjoying the blossoms; though it was cold, the sun peeked out for a little while. Blue sky turned out to be a bit of an April Fool's joke, because by the time we were driving back home, we were in a shower of mixed hail and snow.