Random picture thread for Friday

THIS WEEK JAPAN'S CHERRY BLOSSOMS ARE IN FULL BLOOM IN TOKYO

Photos from this week as shared by friends presently visiting Tokyo:

ADDED BELOW - LINK TO MY JUST POSTED CHERRY BLOSSOM VIDEO FROM A PRIOR VISIT TO JAPAN - ACCOMPANID BY MUSIC

Cherry Blossoms Bloom Above Swimming Koi in Peaceful Pond at Base of Kanazawa Japan’s Castle Gate

Just across a walking bridge from Kanazawa Japan’s famed Kenrokuen Gardens is the Kanazawa Castle Gate. Below the bridge a peaceful pond filled with swimming Koi can be found.

In this below linked video see not only the castle Gate above the pond and koi fish swimming in it, but also Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) in full bloom.

The Link to My Japan Cherry Blossom Video:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NyNT5lklAPM

Marauding Moose Embraces Alaska’s Breakup as the Winter Snow Melts to Bring on Spring and Summer

Each year when winter’s accumulated snow begins to melt, Humans and Moose welcome the sure sign of Spring and Summer ahead. This melting is known in Alaska as “Breakup.”

In this video watch a marauding Moose as it chooses its steps to take advantage of the clearing ground. Brush and lower level limbs that have been buried in snow will now be available as welcomed meals for the hungry moose.

Link to Video of the Marauding Moose Welcoming "Breakup:"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joznhr97fuA

Photos of The Marading Moose on a Prior Visit:

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Stunning and Spectacular Curtains of Northern Lights Spin Upward Over the Anchorage Alaska Night Sky

April [Light] Showers in the form of streaking Northern Lights welcome this 2nd day of April.

Link to Video of Dancing Northern Lights in This Morning' Sky:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8OndpNIYqw

:Links to Videos of this morning's Dancing Northern Lights Set to Music:

Brilliantly Lit Northern Lights Aurora Raises Up with Moving Curtains Over Anchorage Alaska April AM

It was no belated April Fools Joke when in the early morning hours of April 2nd the night sky lit up with a spectacular light show.

Watch and listen to accompanying inspirational music as curtains of Northern Lights dance across the sky.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jo6TGaL124w

A Stunning Aurora Boreal Is (a/k/a Northern Lights) in Multiple Colors Lights the April Alaska Sky

Witness a spectacular night light show as shared in this video accompanied by patriotic music:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0wNa6SIs9fE

Northern Lights Illuminate and Silhouette Welcoming Tree Reaching Up With Its Embracing Branches

A picture poetic juxtaposition is captured in this video as a tall tree reaches skyward to embrace the descending Northern Lights on an early April morning in Anchorage Alaska,

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oHsjtIobvYY

CONCURRENTLY TAKEN PHOTOS:

New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad SU99 crosses the Hackensack River Bridge in Hackensack, NJ