Wooster Square Blossom Blog

Square Screams Gorgeous Green

As the school year for 2013 comes to a close, the Wooster Square Blossom Blog wishes all Graduates the best and brightest future your dreams will take you. Congratulations Class of 2013!!

The morning walk for Chyna and Zippy seemed like a damp and dreary sort of affair (little Cheeky Chyna doesn't like to get her dainty dinky paws wet). But upon entering the Park you are slammed in Green Everything. And the Dogwoods in Bloom in and around the Park are having their own Howling Hanami. All week we finally got relief from Mother Nature and got some wet, damp humid weather even though the temps are still in the 60's. Global Warming New England Style.

Since all the numbers are in for 2013's Sensational World Famous Cherry Blossoms I can give you the important dates for the past 5 years here at Blossom Blog Central on Hughes Place in Historic Wooster Square...

Hanami History

World Famous Wooster Square

New Haven, Connecticut

USA

Year	PoP!	Peak Poppadge	Over
2009	April 17	*	April 28
2010	April 4	*	April 9
2011	April 19	April 26	May 4
2012	March 30	April 6	April 11
2013	April 18	April 21	April 29

*Photo evidence unavailable for determination

What a year we had. Our Sweet Sakura Blossoms Popped! on the 18th and hung around in various Beautiful Pink Nation until the 28th. We had Peak Poppadge on April 21 of our Savory Sakura Pink and White Delights. The Pink and White Tunnel to Wooster Square on Hughes Place was a Superior and Spectacular sight! I made a video on the 24th, when the Blossoms we just after Peak on a windy sunny day. I am not a video-ographer, but you get the gist if you could not get down to the Wonderful World of Wooster Square. Where your Pizza and Smiles are free! (not the Pizza I am told).

Before you take that stroll through the Blossom Tunnel lets take a look at some of the Bold, Bountiful Beauty of our Shangri la, Wooster Square for the past week...

History and Harmony

Sakura Shining Superbly in Square

Perpetual Blossoming Pretty

(Tree at corner of Academy and Chapel Street)

Wooster Square Pink Nation!

Sakuras Set Stage

(Come and Picnic!)

Read My Lips

Wooster Square Smiles

Gorgeous Green for Go Getters

(Take out a pie and picnic!)

Blossom Memories

Stubborn Stems Stalling...

Wet Weather Sent Stems Silly

We Rolled Out the Pink and Red Carpet

Just for You!

Breathless Beauty Brings Spontaneous Smiles

Proven Pollen Protector

Sweet Smell of Wonderful Wooster Square

(Court Street Blossoms)

Ex Blossoms

(Leaves)

Wooster Square Ivy League Wet Wower

Lamp Lights Lure Pizza Lovers

Court Street Colors

It ain't over till its over!

Wonders of Wooster Square

Pretty Tiny Pink Nation Now

Blossoms Beginning

Done Dogwood Dignifies 360 Ways

All Bark and No Bite

Liberal Leaning Little Funny Flowers

(Bleeding Hearts)

History Meets Beauty

How are our Blossom Buddies we are following?

Let's take a look at them over the past month...

Blossom Babies Born

4-7-13

Lucky 13

4-13-13

Bright Buds Beaming

4-17-13

Bud Bummer Brings Super Summer

5-10-13

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Superior Sakuras Shining, or just want to re-

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Blossoms Bring Boundless Beauty

When 2012 came to a close, I wondered whether or not Years were like Elevators. You know, you usually can't go to the 13th floor. Nonetheless, we are here in 2013 and our World Famous Cherry Blossoms did not disappoint. In fact what a Lucky 13 we had in the Wonderful World of Wooster Square.

Here at Blossom Blog Central we have spent the last week analyzing the data, crunching formulas and plotting them for all their Pink and White Cherry Goodness. 2013 was notable for a few reasons.

The Blossoms are on a late and alternatively early schedule since 2009. If our Sweet Sakura's follow the current schedule then we should expect in 2014 they will be earlier than this years Pop! on April 18, 2013
Wooster Square's Succulent Sakura's Bloomed about the same time as Hughes Place, which is usually 3-5 days ahead of the Park.
2013 Spring Was (is) COLD!!
The Cherry Stems seem to stay on all the trees longer. You will see from photos later.
We had Peak Poppadge on the 21st, but it was so goose bumpy here that they wilted a bit on the 22 and 23 but perked back up to almost peak (see graph below).

6. YOU! You all either came to our Wonderful World of Wooster Square to see for yourself guided by your photoblogumentary, or YOU! just followed along online.

The Wooster Square Blossom Blog Thanks... YOU!

By painstakingly entering information into the Blossom Blog Mainframe, I was able to chart out this years Blossoms From Sweet Anticipation to WoW! to see you next year Blossom Buddies! The Graph shows how precipitously our Fickle Fleeting Funny Flowers Flee! You can click on the Graph to enlarge as it is a jpeg.