This is the view looking up from the base of the cherry tree right outside my house. It's just past full bloom, in the state I think is its best. The flowers are still mostly out, with a few pink stems and green leaves showing through so it's about as colorful as it's going to get.

Ordinarily, I wouldn't have been able to get this picture, as the tree is super-infested with all manner of bees and wasps... but today was chilly, and they weren't out, so you get this awesome picture my sister was too afraid to get.