Tuesday, May 6, 2014

My Life In Bloom



We have all waited long enough for spring this year.  
My blog, as usual in the spring, has taken a back seat
yet again to the arrival of blooms and blossoms in my
yard.  My thoughts always turn to the outdoors when
warmer weather arrives...I have to be outside!

We planted these lovely trees along our park strip a
few years ago.  They are the gorgeous Japanese
Kwanzan flowering cherry trees...the ones that
herald the arrival of springtime in Japan and also
here in our own Washington, DC.




This is their third year and they are doing really well.
Eventually we plan on planting more of them along the
north park strip, but for now I am enjoying these three.




Their blossoms never cease to amaze me.  They are so
delicate and pretty.  They remind me of tissue paper that
has been formed into intricate little flowers and glued
onto the branches.




 They sway gently in the breeze and add such a
romantic look to the front of the house.  We often get
very strong winds here and I was afraid that they were
all going to get blown off a few times, but they stayed
strong!  Even so, they rarely last longer than a few weeks.




Until next year my sweet, lovely blossoms...

~Stacy~

7 comments:

Bella McBride said...

Oh Stacy! They are beautiful! It gives me hope that spring will arrive here... sometime. We barely have a few buds on the trees and a few scant patches of daffodils! I'm longing for cherry blossoms... or any blossom!

Rachel & Pia's Cottage said...

Oh my goodness Stacy, they are another piece of heaven! They look so enchanting. I would love to have some of these too. Thanks for sharing them. :)

Rachel & Pia's Cottage said...

Oh my goodness Stacy, they are another piece of heaven! They look so enchanting. I would love to have some of these too. Thanks for sharing them. :)

Pollyanna said...

They are lovely Stacy, thanks for sharing them ... I even got tempted outside to do some yard work today ... even with flea.o.logy this Saturday ... hope to see you!

The Polka Dot Closet said...

Gorgeous!! And of course OUR favorite color!

Carol

Ali said...

Love your beautiful blossoms, Stacy! They remind me of the cherry blossom trees in Korea (Japanese trees planted in Korea). Just gorgeous!

June said...

You lucky girl!Oh I wish those would grow here. I know they grow in Boise, and so I love going there when they are in bloom. Yours are beautiful and will continue to grow more and more so over the years. They are such an awesome tree. I have luckily been able to be in D.C. when they have been blooming and it was so cool to see. One of the times they were at their peak and the other they were losing their blossoms all over the ground--and it was GORGEOUS!
I hope your week will be a good one Stacy!!!
hugs from here...