People will use High Park’s cherry blossoms as a photo backdrop for just about anything
People will use High Park’s cherry blossoms as a photo backdrop for just about anything
More Cherry Blossoms
Over the past couple of weeks, High Park’s cherry blossoms have been the inspiration for several thousand sakura selfies. But a quick scroll through Instagram reveals that people also dig using the pretty pink flowers as a backdrop for a variety of their possessions—from actual dogs to hot dogs.
Babies
Anne Geddes would approve:
Dogs
This dog totally gets it:
This one, not so much:
Food
A different kind of dog:
Some soft-serve ice cream:
A box of Smarties:
A can of cider (with a very apropos floral pattern):
And a maki roll:
Stuffed animals
Meet Henry the sock monkey:
And… an alpaca?
Things with flowers on them
This seems a bit backwards:
A picture of a picture of cherry blossoms being held in front of real cherry blossoms. How very meta:
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Over the past couple of weeks, High Park’s cherry blossoms have been the inspiration for several thousand sakura selfies. But a quick scroll through Instagram reveals that people also dig using the pretty pink flowers as a backdrop for a variety of their possessions—from actual dogs to hot dogs.
Babies
Anne Geddes would approve:
https://instagram.com/p/BTXNxN_F2wA/?taken-at=4764396
Dogs
This dog totally gets it:
https://instagram.com/p/BTQGUEBlf2f/?taken-at=4764396
This one, not so much:
https://instagram.com/p/BTTrCh-lWqr/?taken-at=4764396
Food
A different kind of dog:
https://instagram.com/p/BTf8jELj9mC/?taken-at=4764396
Some soft-serve ice cream:
https://instagram.com/p/BTZUCbyh1RS/?taken-at=4764396
A box of Smarties:
https://instagram.com/p/BTT39LxjkdL/?taken-at=4764396
A can of cider (with a very apropos floral pattern):
https://instagram.com/p/BTZmW_bg1Mp/?tagged=highpark
And a maki roll:
https://instagram.com/p/BTVJkyvlvUY/?taken-at=4764396
Stuffed animals
Meet Henry the sock monkey:
https://instagram.com/p/BTSNbNOhtUk/?taken-at=4764396
And... an alpaca?
https://instagram.com/p/BTaV4-UAsTD/
Things with flowers on them
This seems a bit backwards:
https://instagram.com/p/BTSTL6CDHUu/?taken-at=4764396
A picture of a picture of cherry blossoms being held in front of real cherry blossoms. How very meta:
https://instagram.com/p/BTVuIWahaA1/?taken-at=4764396
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