Savoring the Moment

Our flowering trees are short-lived, so I'm going to make a point to appreciate the varied aspects of them this year... Yearly, we can anticipate the exact week they're in bloom.

[Kerri]

Very pretty

[richard saffold]

too bad they don't last longer.

[Mrs. Smith]

This is so pretty. I can't wait to see my plants and trees and flowers blooming. I'm so tired of winter.

[Ellen]

Louise!! Awesome shot

[Rick Schies]

And they are so beautiful. I assume they have a sweet fragrance too?

[Anneli Salo]

Beautiful picture.

[Peggy Sirk]

How beautiful! This looks like an Asian painting.

[Boxplayer]

Oh I love to see blossom, lovely against that pale pink.

[Louise & Ken]

@digitalrn Actually...they don't smell very good and they produce an unpleasant odor...go figure! They are lovely, though!

[Helene]

gehhhh already???? this looks like ages for us before we could see some of those beautiful flowers. Love your picture Louise

[Ellen E]

lovely! Do you know what kind of tree this is? I keep photographing them, and I don't know what they are!

[Louise & Ken]

@ellen Hi Ellen! That's an Ornamental Flowering Pear tree...the "city tree of Fountain Valley"... They DO add a spark of springtime to a California "winter" day!

[Allison Williams]

Wonderful against the texture of the wall. It definitely looks like a Japanese print.

[Lynda Parker]

What a gorgeous shot! I was going to say it was a Star Jasmine, but you corrected me before I could say it... how pretty and fresh they look! And such a pity they don't last as long as we wish they could.