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Countdown to Spring

The glorious displays of Spring are not waiting for any official date. Blossoms are everywhere and it is a delightful change after the somberness  of the much needed winter rains. The rains are expected to bring a bumper crop of flowery distractions that I am really looking forward to seeing. Meanwhile here are a few of the blossoms in my garden.

Photo 1: Sunlight and blossoms

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Photo 2: Blossoming Spring

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Photo 3: Blossoming delights

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Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

The pea-like blossoms of this tree caught my attention in early Spring firstly because of the vibrant pink colour and secondly because they appeared before the tree leaves giving it a very dramatic appearance. Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a small tree usually found in the eastern United States. Redbud is also known as Judas-tree because according to legend, Judas Iscariot hanged himself from a branch of an earlier European species.

Photo 1: Eastern Redbud buds and blooms

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Photo 2: Easter Redbud buds

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Photo 3: Eastern Redbud blossoming

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Photo 4: Eastern Redbud blooming

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Photo 5: Eastern Redbud blossoms

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Clementine blossoms on a rainy day

There is a tiny clementine (citrus) tree in the front garden but despite it’s size it is an enthusiastic grower. It has already produced two small fruits that didn’t survive the curiosity of the children. In Afrikaans we call these fruits “naartjies” and it is apparently a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange. It is now however sporting several white blossoms so here are a few pics. I also thought they would make a nice subject for a monochrome project that I am working on.

Photo 1: Clementine blossoms on a rainy day

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Photo 2: Clementine blossom buds

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Photo 3: Clementine blossoming

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Photo 4: Clementine blossom bud tips

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Photo 5: Clementine blossoms blooming

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Photo 6: Clementine blossom and bud

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Photo 7: Clementine blossoms with raindrops

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Photo 8: Clementine blossoms monochrome reflection

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Avenue of Blossoms

Our local park is coming alive with the sights and sounds of Spring. It is usually rather busy so it took me a while to get the path without people on it. A group of gentleman that had just completed their morning Tai Chi session however was such a lovely sight that I didn’t mind watching them walk down the blossom-lined avenue. A picture of friendship.

Photo 1: Blossom Avenue

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Photo 2: Lampposts  monitor the avenue

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Photo 3: Blossoms galore

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Photo 4: Avenue in Bloom

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Photo 5: A picture of friendship

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Photo 6: Dog with a view

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Photo 7: Blossom Avenue Central

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Exploring the neighbourhood

A few flowers had caught my attention on the school run but I was always rushing so had no time to stop and appreciate them.  So I decided to take my camera for a walk and left the kids with my hubby. This is what I found.

Photo 1: Pink Indian Hawthorn

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Photo 2: Purple African Daisies

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Photo 3: Purple Society Garlic

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Photo 4: Single yellow calendula

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Photo 5: Yellow Lily opening

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Photo 6: White Spring BlossomsBlossoms white tree low res

Photo 7: Pink Blossom Sprig

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Cheerful Cherry blossoms blooming beautifully

The warm weather has fooled some of the cherry trees into giving an early display of pretty blossoms. Always a lovely sight. Usually I get a few odd looks while out photographing flowers. This time however passers by stopped, took out their phones and snapped along with me!

Photo 1: Cherry blossoms blooming

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Photo 2: Cherry blossoms on parade

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Photo 3: Cherry blossoms pretty in pink

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Photo 4: Cheerful Cherry blossoms

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Photo 5: Blossoming beauties

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Blossoms on twigs

Spring is in the air in Dublin. Pretty blossoms are appearing everywhere, my miniature daffodils are blooming and there is a blue hyacinth making it’s appearance too!

Photo 1: White blossoms on a twig

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Photo 2: Blossoming

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Photo 3: Blossoms blooming

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Photo 4: Blossoms of beauty

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Photo 5: Blossoming away

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