UW Quad is in the pink

Originally published March 29, 2019 at 5:57 pmUpdated March 31, 2019 at 12:01 pm

Love was in the air amid the cherry blossoms on the Quad at University of Washington on Friday. Wendy Luo and Jack Chan, both of Seattle, share an intimate moment with passers-by as they pose for wedding photographer Kyle Lim. The couple will be married in June.
Cherry blossoms in the Quad were 65 percent in bloom Thursday, and peak bloom is expected in the next few days. This weekend should be a great time to check them out. The 29 large cherry trees in the Quad are over 80 years old. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

The UW Quad is packed on Friday with people admiring the cherry blossoms, almost at peak bloom, and taking photos. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

A member of the Seattle Urban Sketchers Group uses paints to capture the blossoming trees at UW on Friday. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Florendo Atienza takes a photo with his daughter Florence, center, and wife Maria in the Quad at UW. Florence is a freshman at UW, majoring in electrical engineering, and her parents came to check out the blossoms with her on Friday. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Children gather Friday in the Quad at UW, which is packed with people gazing at the cherry blossoms and taking photos. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Members of the Chinese Christian Church of Tacoma arrive at the UW campus to take in the blizzard of pink cherry blossoms and snap photos on Friday. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

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Ellen Banner

March 2019 is going out like a lamb, and also in a blaze of pink at the University of Washington, where the 80-plus-year-old cherry trees are putting on their annual show of blossoms.

Ellen Banner: ebanner@seattletimes.com.