Sunshine and cupcakes and flowers, oh my! The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is filled with blooms, and although it was packed this weekend I thoroughly enjoyed my first official in-person cherry blossom viewing. With dozens of trees and hundreds of blossoms, there's more than enough marvel to share with the masses! I also discovered that I love wisteria - the little violet drops hanging like bells from so many trees and shrubs throughout the garden. And the Japanese hill and pond garden, always my favorite, looked especially colorful and lush in full spring bloom! As an urban girl, it's nice to be reminded of the pure and simple joy of spending an afternoon sitting on a bench surrounded by sunshine and flowers with the boy you love....
Especially when that boy takes you for cupcakes afterward! We stopped by Chikalicious Dessert Bar on the way home to sample the wares and we were delighted by small, fluffy cupcakes with concentrated raspberry and chocolate flavor. Though they didn't top my NYC favorites, the cupcakes at Chikalicious are fresh and lovely with unusually soft and creamy frostings. Definitely worth stopping if you're in the neighborhood, or looking for a little treat to top off a perfect day!
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