Tuesday March 20, 2012

Cherry blossoms.  On Tuesday we stuck around the house and that afternoon we went walking in the neighborhood and took some photos of the cherry blossoms.  This year they blossomed earlier than usual because of the unusual warm weather we've had since the beginning of March.

Have you ever heard the song "Popcorn popping on the apricot tree"?  Doesn't this look like popcorn has overwhelmed this tree?  I love all those blossoms.  They were out for about one week, and then spring winds came up and blew them off.  It looked like it was snowing large flakes.

We took photos near the "lake" near our town house.

My father-in-law ended up being our model.  Hee, hee!

No, not cherry blossoms, just yellow blossoms on a bush. 

And this is another kind of cherry blossom but I haven't yet learned what kind of tree.  But I absolutely love this blossom with it's many layers and very pink colors.

Lovely red blossoms on bushes.  We soon will have the azaleas blooming.

And other blossoms that aren't cherry blossoms but they are beautiful.

And blossoms from the tulip tree.  Do you think perhaps I went overboard with the picture taking of blossoms?

This spring is so beautiful!  All of those flowers on the trees and bushes.  Beautiful!!!!!