In the midst of mushroom season I am occasionally torn on how to spend my afternoons. If the mushrooms are popping, and the weather is perfect for woodland strolling, why would I do anything but hunt them? Well, because this happens to coincide with cherry blossom season Up North, which is truly a sight to behold.
Each spring (well, except last spring which was simply broken) the orchards in the counties surrounding the Grand Traverse Bay explode into bazillions of blossoms, more or less at the same time. It’s the only kind of “snow” in spring that I genuinely look forward to, and since I’ve got some mushroom-loving family on their way to my house right now, I figured I could spare yesterday afternoon for a blossom outing.
Power Island Overlook – Five photos stitched into a panorama
In the midst of an orchard
Another panorama, because why not?
And then this happened:
It’s no Torch Lake dressed in Caribbean coloration, but it’s not too shabby either.
Further signs it’s spring in northern Michigan, in case you weren’t convinced:
Are you morel hunting this weekend or perhaps sitting like my smug cat in the sun? You can guess where I’ll be!
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Good luck on your morel hunting! I’m so glad you did the cherry blossom break. Just lovely.
I’m glad too – can’t beat those blue skies and all those flowers. Happy Friday Carol 🙂
WOW! I’ve never been there when the cherry trees are in bloom. Guess I need to put that on the ‘to do’ list! Thanks for showing me how beautiful it is…love the first photo…well…love all of them…but that one really struck me.
Dawn I’m surprised that you’ve never seen these blooming. It definitely makes a good weekend trip – maybe sample the wines or food scene, find a few morels, take Katie adventuring and see the trees 🙂
Would be FUN!
Your “Old Mission Peninsula cherry orchard-2” image is my favorite.
My favorite was the orchard panorama, but I know what kind of effort earned me that image 😉
OOhh thanks for sharing the cherry tree photos!!
You’re welcome 🙂
Did you make it over this way to view them in person?
No not yet
I have seen some popping up over here. I do have a long TC trip coming up soon though.
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