They're Here!
Kaboom! The cherry trees on our street have exploded into bloom.
To experience their full magnificence, you need to walk along the block under the thick pink arcade formed by their branches. People from all over Philadelphia make a great spring pilgrimage to see our block. In about ten days we'll have a dramatic, ankle-deep carpet of pink petals. The trees were planted 2 generations ago by a philandering husband as a romatic gift of appeasement for his wife. Urban myth? Possibly. Nonetherless, they now are cherished by the residents of our block. The trees bring us together every spring as we stagger up and down the street saying, "Can you believe how beautiful they are? Were they this incredible last year?"
The blossoms can be seen on North 21st Street between Brown and Parish Streets. They'll reach their peak this coming week, providing the rain holds off.
To experience their full magnificence, you need to walk along the block under the thick pink arcade formed by their branches. People from all over Philadelphia make a great spring pilgrimage to see our block. In about ten days we'll have a dramatic, ankle-deep carpet of pink petals. The trees were planted 2 generations ago by a philandering husband as a romatic gift of appeasement for his wife. Urban myth? Possibly. Nonetherless, they now are cherished by the residents of our block. The trees bring us together every spring as we stagger up and down the street saying, "Can you believe how beautiful they are? Were they this incredible last year?"
The blossoms can be seen on North 21st Street between Brown and Parish Streets. They'll reach their peak this coming week, providing the rain holds off.
posted by Merrill Mason at 2:32 PM
2 Comments:
Merrill, that is absolutely breath taking. I know where I'll be taking a stroll after work this week!
That is beyond fabu.
I would cry tears of joy, had I such a view.
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