cherry blossoms in high park

It's that time of year again, when the world turns pink and white... at least, the world in which the cherry blossoms bloom for about 10 days in Toronto's sudden spring!

The trees here remind me of the Jacaranda trees we saw for  a short time during springtime in Buenos Aires last October/November!

Like the public parks in BsAs, High Park is packed this time of year, and provides a beautiful snapshot of Toronto's cultural diversity:  Families of all kinds fill the blossoming park to catch the sunshine and soak up the general spring ambiance. 

One fun activity is watching the masses take photographs of and selfies with the cherry blossoms; both the blossoms and the pond provide the perfect backdrop for photo enthusiasts, and we, too, took our share of photos both fun and serious!

Even at twilight, the park was burgeoning with blossom-chasers... as I paused to capture a tree skeleton framed by a symmetrical reflection of buildings and sky in Grenadier pond, I was conscious of the crowds behind me, many posed with cameras of their own!  

It's hard to believe that the tranquil shot below, captured on my phone's camera, was possible for only a brief moment before the thongs of people continued on their way along the path and in the way of my camera's lens.

After the blossoms, Tats, the boys and I walked along a twilight path through the zoo, and enjoyed an evening game of hide and seek at the Adventure playground before heading to the queen streetcar home.  When we discovered that the next streetcar was a 37-minute wait away, the boys -- energized by their nature-filled afternoon and evening -- suggested we continue walking.  

We did, all the way home to Mimico!!!