Pink Cherry Blossoms

Title: Pink Cherry Blossoms
on Tree Trunk
(watercolor, micron 02 pen, sketchbook)

I love cherry blossoms that are so wild, they grow all over the tree!

I also love the huge variety of cherry blossoms that grow in Oregon. Here are some darker pink blossoms:


And here are some less-ruffled but still-gorgeous pink cherry blossoms:


Is there anything better than looking up through a canopy of cherry blossoms on a beautiful spring day?

Pike Place Peppers and Flowers

Hanging Peppers and Purple Statice
(watercolor, micron 02 pen, sketchbook)

While in Seattle last weekend, we went to the world-famous Pike Place Market. It was a riot of colorful fruits, vegetables, and flowers. The shop with the hanging chili peppers was especially vivid:

Hanging Chili Peppers
(please click on photo to enlarge)

There was an endless sea of tulips:

Tulips at Pike Place Market

Even the roofs were blooming with bright yellow daffodils:

Daffodils in full bloom
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I love Seattle in the springtime!