Only found out about this yesterday but then I guess you really can't plan this event in advance!

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cherry blossoms @ high park

The sun is shining and the weather is steadily warm so now we can finally get outdoors for fun living. We invite you to enjoy a really nice day of sun on the Cherry Blossom hillside in High Park. It’s a great little grove of the trees in High Park, overlooking Grenadier pond and sweet to enjoy with music. Every year in this season the cherry trees come into amazing full bloom just for a few sweet days and then they all blow away.

This day is also High Park day, so there will be other things to do in the park. At 10 am Sunday (see you there!) there is a spring planting and a walking tour of the prescribed burn sights, and then from 12-4 there is a Native plant sale, where they sell ecologically correct little seedlings. This is at Colborne Lodge, just near where we’ll be setting up. http://www.toronto.ca/wes/techservi...h/vsp/index.htm

There is a venerable tradition of cherry blossom festivals – in San Francisco, Washington and most notably in Japan where there are hundreds of them between January and June. See:

http://gojapan.about.com/cs/cherryb...urafestival.htm
http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa031900.htm

Our dj friends will be playing ambient and chill music that’s nicely suited for absorbing the tranquility and beauty of the spot. We will announce their names shortly.

What to expect:

The day calls for a nice warm temperature and lots of sun but come very prepared. The evenings get really cool and even if you just plan to come by for a short visit, you may get swept up and stay til the end. So come prepared. Bring blankets, sleeping bags, chairs, hammocks. Tuck away a hat, sweater, gloves and a thermos of tea to keep yourselves warm. Bring a nice bit of a picnic. We’ve held this event for two years now and it was surprising to see how many people just migrate to the cherry trees each year for the same reason – there were even people painting the blossoms when we were there. Don’t expect deep dancefloor music, we’re focused on beatless ambient music for this occasion. Do yourself the favour of coming down nice and early, nothing beats the feeling of sun hitting your face through those flowers as the day slips by.

Location:

South west side of the park, just west of the restaurant (lots of parking).

Walk towards the pond and we’re right there on the hillside.