Steve (Sakura Steve) Joniak moves with weary-purpose, camera at the ready. It is the trees that Sakura Steve is most interested in. For many Torontonians — and for many others from parts nearby and from places as far away as Japan — the sakura blossoms are the Beatles of the park’s ecosystem. They are a treasure and, alas, in 2016, they are not blooming — (neither are the crowds) — and Sakura Steve is determined to find out why. The Japanese consulate in Toronto endorses his work; the High Park Nature Centre directs blossom-related questions his way.

Source: National Post May 24, 2016 11:11 UTC