Behind the cherry blossoms... by marlboromaam

Behind the cherry blossoms...

LOL! This looks like some hokey photo for a real estate magazine! Not what I had in mind, but I guess it works. Almost done with the work for the front yard. Hope to be done by mid week. It's getting there, little by little. Then on to the back! Ugh!

Here's a fun tidbit... The best yard workin' music - to keep ya going in spite of being hot, sweaty and so tired. I can rock the house, the yard and the woods! Just crank up that stereo all the way! My yard tools are my instruments. I can play a mean rake! LOL! Go ahead, I dare ya to play it! Ha ha! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTAOLmEba4I
Glad you had fun playing in the yard! This is a beautiful photo! The pink is beautiful and it is great that you can see all of the texture in the flowers!
April 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous photo! I love the focus, and that's one of my favorite trees! I can just picture you out in the yard cranking that song and rockin' the rake! Hey, if you ever want to make a cameo appearance on stage with us, our band is always looking for a good rake player. ;-)
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful shot, very nice colors, what are those blooms?
April 3rd, 2012  
Sooo pretty. Almost can smell the flowers.
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful dof .. lovely home and yard! Great framing with the front branches. Defintely shouts, "Spring!" I can smell the clean scent of earth from this photo, Maggie. Tons of hard work and aching back. Wonderful photo .. sit back, relax and enjoy.
April 3rd, 2012  
@sharritta Fun? LOL! Thank you for the lovely comments, Sharon! Always appreciate your visit!

@melissapike Oh my gosh! You made my night, Melissa!!! ROFLOL! "A cameo appearance"... I am a great rake player! Ha ha! Thank you, gal! I really enjoy reading your comments and always enjoy your visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
It's quite lovely
April 3rd, 2012  
The soft pink is so pretty and I love the focus on the cherry blossoms with the house in the background.
April 3rd, 2012  
Liz
Lovely framing with the blossoms!
April 3rd, 2012  
Nice. Love those flowers (trees). The tight buds are gorgeous. Well done.
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful! I've never seen a real estate pic that good!
April 3rd, 2012  
@belphenstone Thank you, Beau! They're kwanzan cherry tree blossoms. They have no scent but they are very pretty.

@papalima Thank you, Patti! Appreciate your lovely comments!

@karenann LOL! Wait till you see the whole front yard finished, then you'll know. Thank you for your very kind and gracious comments, gal! Always much appreciated and grateful for your visit!

@beckys Thank you very much, Becky!

@rmkk Thank you, Marlene! Always appreciate your lovely comments and visit!

@fontaine Aww! Appreciate that comment very much, Liz! Thank you!
April 3rd, 2012  
The blossoms are gorgeous! I love the dof with your pretty house in the background! Looks like your hard work is paying off!
April 3rd, 2012  
OH so pretty! what nice lighting ! And yes, cool song. You would need an air guitar rake for sure.
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful tree and such a cute house!! I love this picture, Maggie!
April 3rd, 2012  
What a gorgeous full blossom. Really nicely captured.
April 3rd, 2012  
@johns366 Thank you very much, John! Appreciate your kind comments and visit!

@anzere03 Really? Wow! Thank you very much! Appreciate every single word you wrote!

@tryeveryday Aww! Thank you, Michelle! I may be in traction before it's all done! Appreciate your lovely comments!

@cindi LOL! Thank you, Cindi! Really appreciate your time to view and leave your lovely comments on my pic!

@meisen325 Thank you, Monica! Appreciate your comments and visit, as always!

@denisedaly Such sweet comments! Thank you so much, Denise! Appreciate every word you wrote!
April 3rd, 2012  
I love it!!
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful!! Love the pink!
April 3rd, 2012  
This is really sweet and not hokey at all!! What a nice home!
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful shot and colors.
April 3rd, 2012  
Mags, did you know about 'rake 'n' scrape'? Its folk music apparently coming out of Africa! I can just imagine those blossoms all shaking with the music I've just listened to!
April 3rd, 2012  
Very nice shot Maggie...your house looks great and i love the way you framed it with those pink snow flowers!!!
April 3rd, 2012  
Well, now it does! ;o) I think this is beautiful, Maggie! Great song!
April 3rd, 2012  
@jenp Thank you very much, Jennifer!

@kerristephens Aww! Thank you, Kerri! Appreciate that!

@amandalomonaco You really don't think it's hokey? Okay! Thank you very much, Amanda!

@markbuehl Thank you, Mark! Appreciate those lovely comments and your visit!

@maggiemae LOL! The house rocks a little but I'm the only thing that rocks outside. Thank you for your kind comments, Maggiemae! Always appreciated!

@cindyrez Aww! Such sweet comments! Thank you very much, Cindy! Always appreciate your visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
@orangecrush LOL! I really thought so, too! Thank you for your kind and gracious comments, Jerry! Always appreciate your visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
Ha! Great shot Mags, I love the way the blossoms frame your house, very well done.
April 3rd, 2012  
I love this Maggie! It reminds me of MonicaE's pic, only the white house in her pic is the President's home! Just beautiful! Fav! I love that song but never really knew what they were saying until watching the video. Great yard jammin song!!!
April 3rd, 2012  
@ronphotos365 Aww! Thank you very much, Ron! You are always so very kind with your comments! Most appreciated!
April 3rd, 2012  
@wannabe LOL! I did wash part of the front of the house today but, it's confederate gray. Monica's shot is much better than mine, too! Ha ha! Thank you, Catherine! I really appreciate the fav, your comments and visit, as always! Glad you liked the song. =)
April 3rd, 2012  
such a great great great shot! love the composition love the colors!
April 3rd, 2012  
Makes me want to buy it! Great shot!
April 3rd, 2012  
@rara What sweet comments! Thank you so much, Laura! Really appreciate your time to visit and comment on my pic! =)
April 3rd, 2012  
@copperheadglass LOL! Wanna trade homes for a couple of weeks? Thank you, Meredith! Appreciate your comments, as always!
April 3rd, 2012  
This is beautiful..great POV! Love the soft pink flowers in the foreground
April 3rd, 2012  
@groovygirlrn Your comments are very kind, Sheri! Thank you so much! Appreciate your visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
Kim
Beautiful shot.....the blossoms are gorgeous!
April 3rd, 2012  
@kdei Thank you so much, Kim! Really appreciate your lovely comments and visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful!!!
April 3rd, 2012  
@honeybees Thank you, ma'am! Appreciate that!
April 3rd, 2012  
Great composition & cool tune, your blossoms are beautiful
April 3rd, 2012  
good tune, to get sweaty to... and great pic.. nice POV.. you have some nice property there, maam.
April 3rd, 2012  
Those are beautiful! I love them against your white house...not hokey at all to me!
April 3rd, 2012  
@wenbow Thank you very much, Wendy! Always appreciate your sweet and kind comments!

@joeboxster Thank you, Joe! LOL! Yeah, it was 90 degrees here today! I didn't have a dry stitch on me when I quit for the day. It is nice. It's just 2.53 acres but, it's mine for the moment anyhow.
April 3rd, 2012  
@cmc1200 LOL! It is actually confederate gray. I didn't do such a good job getting the color right. Oh well! Thank you for your lovely comments, Caryn! Not hokey? Really? I'm glad you don't think so. It was the first thing I thought when I pulled it up on my screen.
April 3rd, 2012  
Love the hokey real estate shot! I'd buy that dear bungalo!
April 3rd, 2012  
@lindag LOL! We agree on the hokey! Ha ha! Thank you, Linda! Always appreciate your kind comments and visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
@marlboromaam Well in reality they would blur out the beautiful plants and focus on their picture on the for sale sign. haha. (hopefully you're not in real estate. :-)
April 3rd, 2012  
This is a beautiful shot! Love the framing and the blossoms are so beautiful!
April 3rd, 2012  
Those blooms are beautiful!!!!!
April 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous shot Maggie. I like how the focus is on the blossom, yet the eye keeps being drawn to you beautiful house. Very nice composition.
April 3rd, 2012  
Looks great! And your right it kind of does look like a real estate ad...lol
April 3rd, 2012  
beautiful blossoms! cool video, too. :)
April 3rd, 2012  
Really lovely shot! Beautiful comp and color.
April 3rd, 2012  
eva
Just beautiful! Very much so.
April 3rd, 2012  
What a lovely scene. It looks so homey. You have been working hard Maggie - it looks very neat and tidy!
April 3rd, 2012  
What a beautiful shot! Your yard work and rake playing is paying off! :-)
April 3rd, 2012  
You have a beautiful home and you can tell all your hard work is definitely paying off.. It's such a wonderful scene..
April 3rd, 2012  
Lovely colours.
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful photo, Maggie. You can sure tell that you have been working in your front yard. It is beautiful. Nicely done.
April 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful job, love the pic. I work with Estate Agents, and there's no way some of them could take a photo this pretty - fantastic DOF.
April 3rd, 2012  
Oh maaan, I love listening to Def Leppard! Armageddon It, Let's Get Rocked, Rock of Ages... basically every song on their greatest hits Vault CD, I love them. And I always laugh when I listen to Make Love Like A Man. Hahaha. I always play Def Leppard songs when I want to stop thinking and start feeling better. 8D Great shot, I love the pretty, sweet pink hues of the flowers and your house looks cute!
April 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous shot, I love the colours and composition. As for Rocking Out, you should go Pro! You'd Rake it in!! .......... Bad joke I know, couldn't resist! :)
April 3rd, 2012  
I dont think its "hokey" i love the DOF with your lovely house in the background and those flowers are gorgeous! I would have liked to see you in the background rocking out with your rake though! LMAO =)
April 3rd, 2012  
looks like a simply wonderful place to be. great flowers, trees and little white house
April 3rd, 2012  
Pam
This is so beautiful!! It is not hokey on little bit!! I love the pov and the flowers are gorgeous! Great dof! Your home looks beautiful! I am trying to imagine you doing yard work to Def leppard LOL!!
April 3rd, 2012  
It's beautiful! Nothing wrong with this at all..plus it's fun getting a little peak into someones world.
April 3rd, 2012  
Such a lovely flower! Great composition... love slightly blurred background/house.... very nice!
April 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic dof and a glimpse of your house in full behind the beautiful cherry blossoms! It is so beautiful and looks like a magical place to live!
April 3rd, 2012  
@lindag LOL! No, not in real estate but, there may come a time and soon that I have to sell. Though I don't want to. Thank you, Linda!

@ebdubay Thank you for those sweet and kind comment, Erinn! Always appreciated, very much!

@cheyrebecca Thank you so much, Cheyenne! Always appreciate your comments and visit!

@jaboney Probably the nicest pic I've gotten of the house, then. Thank you for your kind and sweet comments, Mike! Always enjoy reading your comments and appreciate your visit!

@mnallphoto Thank you, Michael! That's what it reminded me of. As always, appreciate your kind comments and visit!

@pointnshoot28 Thank you, Donna! Really appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic!

@michaelelliott Thank you, Michael! You are too kind! Appreciate your comments and visit, as always!

@redrucksack Thank you, Eva! Such nice comments! Always appreciate your visit!

@purdey Thank you, Sharon! I have been working my butt off! LOL! Appreciate your kind and lovely comments!

@lorihiro LOL! Clever and sweet comments, gal! Always appreciate them and your visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
@buggus You are so sweet, Oleta! Enjoy reading your comments and appreciate your visit!

@benthomas77 Thank you so much, Ben! Always appreciate your visit!

@darsphotos I have been working pretty hard! Thank you, Darlene! Always enjoy reading your comments and appreciate your visit!

@emmac LOL! Really? Thank you very much, Emma! Appreciate your lovely comments and visit!

@myautofocuslife LOL! Another Def Leppard fan! Good to know! Thank you, Livia! Always appreciate your kind comments and visit!

@lizzy_lu123 Not a bad joke! I love it! Thank you, Lisa! Appreciate your comments and visit, as always!

@mantha LOL! If I could've made a video of it, I would have. Would've been great laughs for you guys! Thank you, Sam! Really appreciate your lovely comments and visit!

@peterdegraaff Thank you so much, Peter! You are so kind with your comments and I always enjoy your visit!

@pammerritt LOL! Is it all that hard to imagine? Ha ha! Thank you, Pam! Really appreciate your sweet comments and visit!

@sgoodin1 Thank you so much, Sara! You are too kind! Always appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic!

@traciwood Aww! Thank you so much, Traci! Really appreciate your comments and visit, as always!

@aleksandra Such sweet and lovely comments! Thank you, Aleksandra! Always appreciate your visits very much!
April 3rd, 2012  
Huge fav! I used to be a Realtor and this would definitely work for me. I love how those gorgeous flowers sweep the foreground and highlight the home ... so lovely!
April 3rd, 2012  
Jen
Great shot and rocing Def Leppard.. of course photograph!!..
April 3rd, 2012  
This is stunning. So beautiful!
April 3rd, 2012  
I like it! it looks so sweet and innocent. and yes, I think I would like to buy that place if it were in a real estate magazine!
April 3rd, 2012  
I'll buy!!!!! Love the framing and the focus and it looks a wonderful place to call home.
April 3rd, 2012  
@cimes1 Aww! Thank you, Carole! Such sweet and lovely comments! Always appreciated!

@fungirlslim Thank you, Jen! Your comments are very kind! Glad you enjoyed the song!

@sangwann Thank you very much for those lovely comments, Dione!

@vickisfotos LOL! Really? Thank you, Vicki! Your comments are very kind! Always appreciate your visit!

@ruthmouch Seriously? Wow! Thank you, Ruth! Always appreciate your lovely comments and visit!
April 3rd, 2012  
Ah! I'm so jealous, how beautiful!!
April 4th, 2012  
you have a beautiful place Maggie
April 4th, 2012  
this is absolutely beautiful Maggie. The detail in the blossom is superb and the bokeh background of your house is expertly done....and your house....wow looks like you live in a lovely location....that's a big garden to keep tidy :)

I'm often singing while gardening Maggie, but I've never played a 'spade or rake', I'm not really a guitar / rocker person.....but I could accompany you if you played me a nice tune with your tools :)
April 4th, 2012  
@jupiterjanes LOL! Don't be - it's a whole lot of work! Thank you, Sarah!

@horselover Aww! Thank you, Jennifer! My achin' back says otherwise. LOL!

@phil_howcroft I just finished washing the front of house yesterday except for the dormers and that takes the big long ladder. 2.53 acres to try to keep tidy, guy. Hoping to get it done before the heat and humidity really set in and I can't. Thank you for your kind and lovely comments, Phil! Always enjoy reading them and appreciate your visit. LOL! No air drums or air guitar? Do you work to the beat of your song or sing to the beat of your work? =)
April 4th, 2012  
@marlboromaam maggie my singing just tends to be random lines from songs i like ...my music choice.......very eclectic ...anything from musical theatre, new romantic, punk, pop, soul, R&B ..the whole range really....i do prefer the sound of a woman's voice to that of a man though :)
April 4th, 2012  
@phil_howcroft LOL! I'll remember that when I dedicate a pic and song to you! =)
April 4th, 2012  
@marlboromaam aww thnx Maggie :) I look forward to it (I think !!!) ..lol
April 4th, 2012  
April 4th, 2012  
I must admit you're front yard is lookin' great! I love the way you can see the home behind these gorgeous pink cherry blossoms. Everything seems so clean and vibrant...or is it just the angle of the shot :D
April 5th, 2012  
@cjphoto LOL! Not quite finished yet. I'll get a pic when I'm done with the front. Just started working in the back. Thank you for the kind comments, Chris! Always appreciate them and your visit!
April 5th, 2012  
what a beautiful shot and incredibly awesome home you have.
April 5th, 2012  
gorgeous pink!!! beautiful yard, I love yard work but yep its super hard work!!! well done!!!
April 6th, 2012  
@marybz Thank you so much, Mary! Appreciate your comments!

@glb484 Appreciate every word you wrote! Thank you so much, Gina!
April 6th, 2012  
This is such a pretty scene!
April 7th, 2012  
@rockinrobyn Thank you, Robyn! Really appreciate your comments and visit!
April 7th, 2012  
What a fab looking house you have, just enough of a glimps to tantilize us.
April 7th, 2012  
@lornavale Thank you, Barb! Really appreciate your sweet comments and visit! Hope all is well with you!
April 7th, 2012  
such a pretty shot! i like how you shot through the trees like that! your house and yard looks so beautiful!!!!
April 12th, 2012  
@kdimagery Lots of hard work done and lots still to do, but it's getting there. Thank you for your comments and visit, Kd! Most appreciated and grateful to have them!
April 12th, 2012  
beautiful !
April 17th, 2012  
@cocobella Thank you very much!
April 17th, 2012  
Maggie, I'm going to Pin this and call it Southern Comfort.
May 7th, 2012  
@rmkk Cool! I'm honored! =)
May 7th, 2012  
Just beautiful ! :) FAV :)
May 10th, 2012  
@vignesh Wow! Thank you so much!
May 10th, 2012  
Picture perfect. love your lovely abode so quaint looking. the gorgeous pink blossoms frame it perfectly.
April 2nd, 2021  
@bruni You are so sweet, Bruni! Thank you very much.
April 3rd, 2021  
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