Spring came late to Buffalo in 2014 but it came. And this year, there was something special about it. Buffalo held its first Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Garden by the Buffalo History Museum from April 23 - May 4, 2014.

Here you're looking at a morning photograph of the Buffalo History Museum reflected in the Mirror Lake at the Japanese Garden in Delaware Park in Buffalo, NY. Spring and morning light provided the colors for this photograph. The willow tree on the right was already in a yellow dress and the cherry trees on the left were fluffy with pink and white tones. There was barely any wind and the pond's surface was a perfect mirror.

The Buffalo History Museum was previously known as the Buffalo and Erie County Historical society; the name changed to the current Buffalo HIstory museum in 2012. Its building was built in 1901 for the Pan American Exposition. It was designed by Buffalo architect George Cary in the Grecian Temple style to resemble the Athens' Pantheon from the south.

The Japanese Garden is a small oasis within Delaware Park just behind the Buffalo History Museum. It was a gift from Kanazawa, Buffalo's sister city in Japan, in 1972.

References:

- Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival
- Navigetter Buffalo