I much prefer the cooler temperatures of winter, but there's no use denying it any longer.
The first buds and blossoms were coming out a few days ago. I've no idea what kind of blossom these are but I'm fairly certain that they're not the usual cherry blossoms most people are waiting for. Still beautiful though. 
And today they looked like this. Couldn't get the blue sky and sun today unfortunately.
I'm looking forward to the regular cherry blossom whenever they get around to coming out but I'm not looking forward to brushing the fallen petals off from the car. 
Not to mention the hay fever! This is epecially bothersome for many this time of year...
Oh, well, ... Roll on autumn!
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