In many countries around the world, cherry blossoms are synonymous with the arrival of spring, and in Japan, cherry blossom time is the most beautiful and long-awaited time of the year for many. Thousands of oriental cherry trees brought from Tokyo at the beginning of the 20th century laid the foundation for a whole holiday in the United States, which over the years has become national. And today thousands of tourists come to the American capital to admire the blooming of numerous cherry blossoms. If you don’t have the opportunity to admire the blooming cherry trees outside your window today, then we offer you spring wallpaper from National Geographic. Let your desktops bloom with cherry blossoms, and let spring reign in your hearts!
1. Cherry blossoms against the backdrop of the George Washington Memorial at dawn. Cherry blossoms herald the arrival of spring in the US capital. Thousands of tourists flock there every year to attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Karen Kasmauski)
2. A passerby walks along a lake in Washington during the cherry blossom season, unbothered by the rain. There are 12 species of cherries in the District of Columbia, both native and eastern. However, eastern cherry species do not produce fruit. (Charles M. Kogod)
3. Wanting to see the cherry blossoms, I drove through the local cemetery, where I noticed a squirrel nibbling the petals on a cherry tree. It was so unusual that I immediately took out my camera and started filming. It seemed that the squirrel did not notice me at all. (Fumiko Yarita)
4. On a cold spring morning, I tried to capture and convey the feeling experienced by people who gathered for the cherry blossom festival. I did this not in order to later put the card in a photo album, but to let people feel the beauty of this place. But on the east coast of the United States, days are quite often cloudy. This photo shows that even when the weather is bad, visiting the festival is worth the effort. (Thomas Simonson)
5. This photo was taken near the Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni, Japan. The cherry blossom festival has just ended, and I just decided to take a couple of good photos. (Thomas Simonson)
6. Cherry blossoms in Japan are synonymous with spring. A girl rides on a swing in a city park in Japan. To make it look like the girl was reaching for the sky, I used a wide-angle lens. (Kevin Cozma)
7. The beginning of cherry blossoms in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Cherry blossom season is the most beautiful time in Japan, and one look is enough to understand why. The photo was taken near my house on a sunny spring day. I used a Nikon D300 camera and a Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro lens. (Achim Runnebaum)
8. Cherry blossom branch. It seems to me that this photo shows us the whole process of cherry blossoms. They bloom for only a month, but fall off so quickly that you look forward to next year to admire the blooms again. (Bhumi Shah)
9. A cherry blossom branch leaned over a moat near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Sakura is the most revered plant in Japan, and its short but beautiful blooms symbolize the transience of human life. (Michael S. Yamashita)
10. Lemon warbler adds golden color to the already picturesque cherry blossoms near Lake (Tidal Basin) in Washington, DC. The famous cherries were donated by Japan to the US capital in 1912. 3,000 trees of 12 species were shipped from Yokohama to the District of Columbia. (Raymond K. Gehman)
11. Beautiful views of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial are complemented by cherry blossoms. According to the US National Park Service, exactly 1,678 trees grow around the Washington Tidal Basin and more than 2,000 around it. (Stephen St. John)
12. Cherry blossoms adorn the fertile slopes of the Alps. In early spring, buds open and flowering begins.(Cotton Coulson)
