My street is lined with cherry trees and when it rains the weight of the water pulls down the branches until you end up walking into them. This picture was taken at eye level. The water also makes the petals stick to everything. Going for my daily walk means returning home covered in pink flower petals. Once they are on my floor, I have to wait for them to dry out so I can sweep them up. Maybe that sounds annoying but I like it. When the petals are dry, they fly around in the breeze. Today, while I was sitting on my balcony, vehicles would whip the petals into a pink blizzard.
I walk pass these flowers everyday and they always make me think of something drawn by Dr Seuss. If you look carefully, you'll see that two smaller flowers come out of the main flower. I'm sort of waiting for two more to pop out of the each of those flowers but, after weeks of waiting, I'm doubtful that the third tier will show up. Maybe someone knows what these weird things are called? It's been a while since I posted anything (a little too much happening) but this morning as I went for my walk the trees were just too beautiful not to share. The picture was taken one block away from my place. I love watching for the first signs of spring. The leaves budding on the trees often look like flowers, frequently starting out red and later turning green. Day after day, I go for my walk and watch as the buds open. And yet, as closely as I watch it always seems to happen when I blink. One moment, the trees are bare sticks and then green is everywhere. |
AuthorI have no idea how to write blogs so I just write about wacky thoughts that run through my mind and leave a bit of a residue behind. Archives
May 2018
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