greening

everyday
there is
more
green
appearing
on the
ground
and trees.

cherry blossom time

thousands flock
to the park,
walking,
viewing,
photographing,
inhaling,
absorbing
the
beauty
of the
annual
cherry blossom
display.
wishing everyone
a good weekend.

sunny day

spring blossoms

on a 

sunny day 

walk.

magnolia

i had my

mother over

for a mother's

day lunch.

she brought

these beautiful

magnolia blossoms

for me to

enjoy.

at last

cherry blossoms

appeared,

the sun

disappeared.

almost

cherry tree buds

almost ready to

burst

into blossoms,

willow leaves

promising

to unfurl

any day

and the

water

still a chilly

blue.

more colour

flats of brilliant flowers

have arrived at the shops,

an excellent

remedy for the

colour starved.

i have been

craving colour.

happy weekend!

daffodils

yesterday i brought home

a closed

bunch of daffodils.

in the dim morning

light

this beauty

greeted me.

oh joy.

daffodils are one of those

perfect flowers.

happy weekend!

first flowers

snowdrops

up and

blooming

moody tuesday

a dark moody april day

arouse thee from thy moody dream!

sir walter scott the lady of the lake

pink nose

after the spring thaw

the woods

offer rich scents

for the

curious

pink nose.

spring fever

spring has brought

out cars

if not flowers.

we celebrated the

arrival of the

season

with this

impressive

chocolate cake

and a vividly red

cupcake.

best wishes to all

on the occasion

of the vernal

equinox.

magnolia

at my mother's house

there is a small magnolia tree

that i am fond of.

i have only seen it in full bloom

3 or 4 times.

due to unpredictable spring

rains, high winds or sudden heat

waves i would often miss the

big flowering event.

this year due to cool weather

the flowers waited

for my visit.

funny how things like that

can be so significant.

unfurling

i love this time of year,

when the trees

threaten

green

and

pink blossoms

burst.

floral tribute

i love you forsythia,

your bold yellowness,

a beacon of joyful

colour

on grey rainy days.

that said,

i have two forsythia shrubs

in the garden,

sadly i can't seem to

trim them properly,

thus creating an

exuberant mess.

pond spring flowers

back to nature

at the pond,

tree buds

emerging,

the first flowers

were seen

the native skunk cabbage

what a charming name.

yellow coltsfoot (non-native)

on a sunny slope.

today april

showers.

sunshine

intense sunshine

tree branches

are sprouting

decorations

daffodils in pots

shiver

from the cold.

greeting spring

spring arrived with greyness,

snowflakes and cold temperatures.

a canada goose greeted us

from a distance.

for colour inspiration visit dear ada

and definitely continue to frances pelzman liscio.

march walk

under a blue

sky

we walked by the

dangerously swift

muddy river.

in the woods

there were

signs of

construction

activity.

spring is almost

here.

promise of spring

the local shops

have enticing displays

of spring flowers

and pussy willows.

so difficult to chose

what colours

to bring home.

how can one resist

those velvety catkins?