Many, like Cardenas, plan pivotal life events around the fleeting and finicky peak bloom period when more than 70% of the flowers are open and the area is awash in a pink glow. The sprouting flowers ...

Google's letters are looped around the branches, with a blue sky in the background. When users click the image they are taken to the search results for "cherry blossom" and pink petals fall from ...

The cherry blossom is synonymous with Japanese culture and springtime, but the vibrant pink bloom has had roots in Washington ...

Cherry blossom season has arrived in Washington, D.C., where pink and white flowers dot thousands ... D.C. The Washington Monument stands in the background.Matt McClain/The Washington Post via ...

Happily, cherry blossom season usually coincides with ... Extra 'Gram points if you capture a cloudless blue sky in the background — the pink really pops against an aqua backdrop.