Crab apple trees in my neighbourhood
The past few days have been rather cloudy here, and we've also had a few showers. But not so much rain that it has stopped me from my usual daily short walks. And the birds seem to be welcoming the moisture with constant choir practice - especially among the old trees in the cemetery (which is where I usually walk when I have no other special goal in mind).
In this post, just a few "leftover" photos from the past week or so.
Horse Chestnut Tree
Yellow Azalea
Remember the red bird feeder that appeared back in winter? It's now surrounded by graciously blooming branches. (I'm afraid I can't identify what kind of tree it is.)
Dandelions
Tulips
Rhododendron
Beautiful blossoms all! My favorite has to be the unusual (to me) yellow azaleas.
ReplyDeleteThe red bird feeder looks well among the branches.
ReplyDeleteThe darling buds of May. Super photos.
ReplyDeleteNorthsider, I read the book with that title by H.E. Bates back in my youth - I think my parents had it in Swedish translation. Later I also watched the TV series.
Deletewow the flowers in the first photo are just stunning. Rhododendrons are one of my favourites, there is a bright red one next door.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous greens, and what a good photo of the bee! There are not many yellow Azaleas around here.
ReplyDeleteEven with the cloudy skies and light showers, it’s lovely to hear that your walks continue and that the birds are embracing the weather
ReplyDeleteWhat glorious foliage. I particularly love the yellow azaleas, but everything is so colourful.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite time of year and so colourful. We could do with some of that rain over here!
ReplyDeleteI think that the tree you couldn't identify is an olive tree - probably a Russian Olive.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that suggestion, Graham. I still feel a bit hesitant about the way the branches and leaves grow on this tree, compared to images of olive trees (including Russian) that I found online. But I'll keep watching it to see if it produces some olive-like fruits later on! :)
DeleteMonica, I'd be very interested in the outcome.
DeleteStill catching up on posts while I was away :-)
ReplyDeleteThe horse chestnuts in your pictures all have white blossoms. Does it appear to you, too, that this year they are nearly all white? I have seen very few single trees with the red/pink blossoms, unlike in other years when I seem to remember there was a good mix of the white and red varieties. I have no idea what determines the colour - is it the male and female trees, or do they change from one year to the next, or is it the amount of water, or anything else?
Meike, I can only recall ever having seen one or two horse chestnut trees with pink flowers around here, and have always assumed them to be a different variety. Most of the chestnut trees are not really in full bloom here yet. But maybe next week I'll try to see if I can re-find the pink ones where I think I've seen them in the past.
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