Wordless Wednesday — Cherry Blossoms

by Janice

Wordless Wednesday - Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

Spring is here in Vancouver and my favorite signs of the season are the cherry blossoms.

Thanks to Uisce for creating Wordless Wednesday.

Written by Janice, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
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Janice is co-founder of 5 Minutes For Mom. Along with her twin sister Susan and their mother Joan, Janice also owns two online toy stores -- one specializing in Ride on Toys and the other in Rocking Horses. Janice has a spunky little girl and a rambunctious boy who love to make it difficult for her to work from home.

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1 through jenny's lens March 10, 2010 at 12:02 am

oh my word! the cherry blossoms are gorgeous on their own…but then the pink next to the blue? Beautiful.

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2 Julie From Inmates March 10, 2010 at 12:02 am

Beautiful picture! I am so ready for Spring. =)

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3 Kat March 10, 2010 at 12:03 am

That is BEAUTIFUL :) I’ve always LOVED nature shots, especially flowers! SPRING is in the air!!!!! Whoo hoo!

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4 Jennifer March 10, 2010 at 12:03 am

Absolutely beautiful.

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5 Genny March 10, 2010 at 12:03 am

Beautiful photo! And I love, love, love the new look over here!

hugs,
Genny

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6 Michelle March 10, 2010 at 12:03 am

Isn’t it lovely to see the blossoms already ?Beautiful Capture Janice.

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7 Staci A March 10, 2010 at 12:03 am

So beautiful! I can’t wait for spring to arrive!

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8 Melissa March 10, 2010 at 12:04 am

I am loving the look of spring around here! The flowers and wow! your new look! Love it!

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9 Mrs. Marine March 10, 2010 at 12:06 am

Oooo Pretty!!

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10 Jennifer March 10, 2010 at 12:06 am

I can’t wait for spring! It can’t come fast enough!

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11 Louise March 10, 2010 at 12:08 am

They are beautiful this time of year

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12 Christy March 10, 2010 at 12:09 am

That is a lovely picture! Can’t wait for spring!

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13 homemom3 March 10, 2010 at 12:18 am

This is such a pretty flower and when you finally see these blooming you know Spring is here. I just wish we had them here. :( Happy WW!

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14 Mariana March 10, 2010 at 12:23 am

Beautiful! I can’t wait for the cherry blossoms to bloom in DC in just a few short weeks…

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15 Tarasview March 10, 2010 at 12:26 am

oh how I miss those pink trees! Seeing those lovely Cherry Blossoms just makes my heart ache for “home”. Beautiful.

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16 Simply Cathi March 10, 2010 at 12:33 am

Your cherry blossoms look a lot like the plum blossoms in my backyard. Isn’t spring a lovely time of year?

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17 Ann Marie March 10, 2010 at 12:37 am

Flowering Cherry trees are my favorite landscape tree! (Especially the weeping ones)

What a lovely picture you captured Janice! Fresh morning sun is the best for pictures!

Thanks for hosting! :)

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18 FutureMama March 10, 2010 at 12:41 am

Wow!! BEAUTIFUL photo! I love cherry blossoms! Happy WW!

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19 Will March 10, 2010 at 12:47 am

Beautiful! We had some warm weather in our orchards last week and our blossoms are out. This morning was 23 degrees! So I think some of the future fruit may be in danger.

Happy WW!

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20 Annie March 10, 2010 at 12:58 am

Oh yay for spring!! I can’t wait to see our Redbuds blooming, those are my favorite :)

BTW I know I haven’t been by lately but i am in LOVE with your new look! So pretty and cheery!

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21 Melissa March 10, 2010 at 1:15 am

So beautiful! Spring is right around the corner…

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22 Leslie March 10, 2010 at 1:24 am

Love taking pics of all the signs of Spring… especially blossoms!
Stunning! :)

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23 Lisa March 10, 2010 at 1:35 am

Gorgeous picture – Spring is so pretty!! And I am really loving the new design here – so light and refreshing!

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24 noelle d March 10, 2010 at 2:00 am

beautiful picture

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25 Heather March 10, 2010 at 2:05 am

The cherry blossoms are so beautiful!

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26 Erica March 10, 2010 at 2:15 am

Oh cherry blossoms are my favorite. So jealous! I need to come visit you guys one of these days.

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27 Jo March 10, 2010 at 2:42 am

What a BEAUTIFUL shot – I absolutely love ours. They’re all in bloom!

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28 Christine March 10, 2010 at 3:22 am

Spring has sprung! Beautiful capture :) Happy WW!

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29 Shannon (The Mommy-Files) March 10, 2010 at 3:27 am

That’s such a pretty picture!

♥ Happy Wednesday! ♥

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30 Shan March 10, 2010 at 5:43 am

So pretty. What kind of camera do you use? You pictures are always so beautiful.

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31 Erin Pyle ( March 10, 2010 at 6:32 am

Absolutely gorgeous! Is it spring yet!?!?!?

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32 Beth March 10, 2010 at 6:49 am

Beautiful picture! Spring is in the air!

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33 TheAngelForever
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March 10, 2010 at 6:56 am

Absolutely gorgeous photo of Mother Nature in her glory. Now just wish we would see some signs of Spring here.

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34 Hip Mom's Guide March 10, 2010 at 7:23 am

Oh, I miss the cherry blossoms in DC. I still love to visit & see them in their glory! These are beautiful!

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35 The Gang's Momma March 10, 2010 at 7:27 am

Sigh. This picture makes me miss my weeping cherry trees and my flowering crabapples. And it makes me soooo anxious to see my lilacs come alive!

I have a little pink flower of a different sort on my WW – come by and see!

http://whitneygang.blogspot.com/2010/03/wordless-wednesday_10.html

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36 Auntie E March 10, 2010 at 7:34 am

Lovely view, Can wait for Ours. Two more weeks here.

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37 Cortney March 10, 2010 at 7:48 am

One of my very favorite things – Cherry Blossoms. We don’t have them where I live, but DC does! I love visiting there in the Spring. Cherry Blossoms – spring! Bring on the Spring!

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38 Jingle March 10, 2010 at 7:50 am

Oh, they are so gorgeous!

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39 pam March 10, 2010 at 7:52 am

i have been doing wordless wednesday for months and never knew where to link up at, so glad i found you

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40 mizhelle March 10, 2010 at 8:00 am

lovely! and im loving the new LO!

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41 Shannon March 10, 2010 at 8:01 am

That flower is beautiful! We’re not seeing those signs of spring here in the NE juuuusst yet…but I CAN’T WAIT!!! :-)

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42 Stacy (the Random Cool Chick) March 10, 2010 at 8:05 am

I love cherry blossoms! I can’t wait until it gets warm enough (and stays warm enough) for things to start blooming out here! (and melt the rest of the snow…) :)

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43 Serendipity is Sweet
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March 10, 2010 at 8:08 am

They are gorgeous! Great shot. I can’t wait until things are blooming here.

Your blog looks fabulous ,by the way :)

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44 A. B. England March 10, 2010 at 8:10 am

Gorgeous. Makes me want a cherry tree for the front lawn.

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45 shelly March 10, 2010 at 8:13 am

We also have beautiful cherry blossoms down in DC. So pretty! Hate my allergies though.

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46 Real Life Sarah March 10, 2010 at 8:19 am

I’m so jealous! Seems like spring will never come here!! Lovely picture, and I LOVE the new design!

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47 Heather March 10, 2010 at 8:21 am

I used to live in Japan, and I sooo miss the cherry blossoms. Thanks for the picture!

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48 Kimmber March 10, 2010 at 8:29 am

So vibrant. Feels like you could reach out and touch it.

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49 Lolli March 10, 2010 at 8:41 am

What a gorgeous picture! I can’t wait til we have blossoms around here! I’m just glad that most of the snow has melted. :)

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50 Sky March 10, 2010 at 8:49 am

Lovely! I woke up to snow this morning…and I’m so looking forward to Spring!

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51 Brandi March 10, 2010 at 8:50 am

Love Cherry Blossoms. They just fill the air with an amazing scent. Mix that with a little Dogwood and you have a heady fragrance!

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52 Karie March 10, 2010 at 9:10 am

Love love love the Cherry blossoms. We only have pear blossoms here…too warm for the cherry trees. Sigh….enjoy, so beautiful!

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53 prasti March 10, 2010 at 9:10 am

i love cherry blossoms! that is actually going to be my next tattoo :) . i miss seeing them since we moved to the midwest from seattle.

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54 Katie March 10, 2010 at 9:11 am

One of the very few things I miss about apartment life in CA is the beautiful cherry blossom tree we had just outside our kitchen window. Lovely blooms you’ve got to enjoy.

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55 Allison March 10, 2010 at 9:21 am

What a beautiful photo. Welcome Spring!

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56 Stacey March 10, 2010 at 9:39 am

I cannot wait for some flowers to bloom around us!

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57 Jodi March 10, 2010 at 9:42 am

Lovely! I <3 Spring!!!

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58 Janelle March 10, 2010 at 9:53 am

Those are so pretty!

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59 Jo Shabo March 10, 2010 at 9:53 am

Perfect picture!! I did Daffodils this week- my fave flower :)

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60 pamela ponder March 10, 2010 at 10:08 am

I love spring and those are beautiful its a sign spring is coming!!!
http://www.livelaughlovewiththeponderingprincess.com/2010/03/wordless-wednesday-our-cake.html
check out my wedding cake

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61 Brandy March 10, 2010 at 10:10 am

Beautiful!!! I can’t wait for Spring in NH, warm days here I come!!! Happy WW!

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62 Marie March 10, 2010 at 10:28 am

Gorgeous shot. It’s so good to take time to notice the beauty around us.

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63 Sandy (Your Life, Organized) March 10, 2010 at 10:45 am

I love Cherry Blossoms! I have terrible hay fever when they are blooming, it is hard to see past the runny eyes and nose!
Thank you for the beautiful picture!

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64 Melanie March 10, 2010 at 10:48 am

How pretty!! I love cherry blossoms. Welcome spring!

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65 The IE Mommy March 10, 2010 at 10:56 am

Beautiful. We have a Cherry Festival every year…looking forward to it!

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66 Jenny March 10, 2010 at 11:40 am

Gorgeous!

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67 Kristi {at} Live and Love...Out Loud March 10, 2010 at 11:53 am

What a beautiful photo! I love cherry blossoms! They make me smile. :)
Thanks so much for stopping by and linking your Wordless Wednesday post up on my linky last week. Come back again anytime!

Kristi, Live and Love…Out Loud
@TweetingMama

PS I loooooove the new layout!

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68 Kristina at Me and My Momma's Money March 10, 2010 at 11:55 am

Ahhh…. new life!

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69 Tammy March 10, 2010 at 12:26 pm

What a beautiful picture.

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70 Mama Zen March 10, 2010 at 12:27 pm

Lovely!

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71 Cascia March 10, 2010 at 12:38 pm

The cherry blossoms are beautiful! I love spring.

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72 SoCoMom4James March 10, 2010 at 12:39 pm

I love the picture — it tells me Spring is here. Ours just finished blossoming and their scent was incredible.

Did your site get a new look? I like it!

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73 Mommy Bear March 10, 2010 at 12:53 pm

Gorgeous picture! I love cherry blossoms.

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74 Erin March 10, 2010 at 12:53 pm

love the picture..my cell phone cover is cherry blossoms

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75 MommyNamedApril March 10, 2010 at 12:58 pm
76 Deb - Mom of 3 Girls March 10, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Oh so beautiful – and what a lovely photo of them too! I can’t wait to start to see the flowers and trees blooming around here. Soon, hopefully! :)

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77 Amy March 10, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Gorgeous shot! Bring on spring!

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78 mindy March 10, 2010 at 1:52 pm

Still a few weeks before the cherry blossoms bloom around here ( DC area ) but always a welcome sign of Spring, for sure! Your photo is lovely!

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79 Sammy March 10, 2010 at 3:14 pm

Great picture, I just love spring time and am so glad it’s finally starting to appear!

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80 Katie March 10, 2010 at 3:58 pm

I love the change from Winter to Spring. It’s just beautiful and so full of life. I just wish I could see it but these darn allergies are making my eyes watery!

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81 Kim March 10, 2010 at 5:44 pm

LOVE, love , love the cherry blossoms! I really need to grab my camera and start to capture some spring that is happening around here.

I’m late but finally up!

Kim
The Misplaced Midwesterner

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82 Jen E March 10, 2010 at 6:18 pm

What a stunningly beautiful picture!

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83 Karen MEG March 10, 2010 at 6:29 pm

Gorgeous – I love signs of spring… cannot wait for it!

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84 Tired Mom Tésa March 10, 2010 at 6:31 pm

So pretty! Cherry blossoms are a beautiful sign of Spring.

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85 Rachel (A Southern Fairytale) March 10, 2010 at 7:54 pm

THAT is gorgeous!!! Wow.

I get the biggest thrill driving around now and seeing all the bluebonnets and snow drops in bloom! YAY

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86 Susie's Homemade March 10, 2010 at 8:03 pm

Gorgeous!!

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87 Muthering Heights March 10, 2010 at 8:28 pm

They are JUST gorgeous!!!

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88 Deborah March 17, 2010 at 12:12 pm

So pretty!

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89 Lorie Shewbridge March 28, 2010 at 8:05 pm

Those are so beautiful! What a terific picture. It’s finally starting to look like spring everywhere.

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