At the Bellevue Botanical Garden, cherry trees in the woods are already shedding flower petals.
If you peer closely at the cherry blossoms you can see shadows stamens cast on the petals.
Gravel crunches underfoot; the trees glow in late afternoon light.
The stream shines with reflections of trees and sky.
The Japanese Pavilion gathers long shadows.
And…it’s time for coffee!
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OH MY GOSH. What I am dreaming of. Your images are so so gorgeous – my heart just smiled. Thank you Dear.
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You are welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed! 🙂
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Wonderful!!!! I hope für spring in germany 😉 Many greetings!!
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It must be pretty soon, no? I hope so! Thanks for commenting – it’s a small world, really.
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Only a few weeks to wait for spring. The first little flowers are looking out of the brown ground. It’s very hopefully. I enjoy it.
Yes. Sometimes it’s a very small world. Nice!! 😉
Like your pictures.
Thanks for charing. Have a nice day!!
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Charming shots, Lynn. I’m really longing for spring.
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And you too are not seeing spring yet? Aren’t you in Italy? I know we’re very early here, unusually early. Well, it will come, in its own time. Great to hear from you!
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Yes, should come in few weeks. Daylight is already quite longer. 🙂
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A delightful selection – just my cup of coffee!!
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🙂 Coffee, huh?! I’d be lost without that espresso in the afternoon…
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oh thank you for all this beautiful light and color…can’t wait to see those blossoms here!
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Susan, you certainly deserve a respite!!! It must be wearing quite thin by now.
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I bet you can’t!!
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It’s happening here, too…. way too early! Love the intricate detail.
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I’m OK with early! And so happy it holds and holds – in New York, often a heat wave or too many below freezing days will ruin it.
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Lovely. Cherry/pear blossoms are some of my favorite flowers to image. I just came across a set of macros I did a number of years ago….maybe they’ll make an appearance this Friday…..along with the beginning of my 5-day B&W’s….. 😉
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Good – I’m looking forward to all of it!!
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So beautiful! You caught that ethereal quality I always feel amongst the blooming cherries but I never seem to bring home in the camera. Thanks for giving me a fanciful walk in the magical park this morning…and ending with a deliciously imagined coffee… Perfection! 🙂
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Wow, how nice of you – I’m glad!
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Simply lovely. I great variety of impressions.
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Variety is what I like! I hope you get out into the countryside soon – I always love your country images.
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These are nice, Lynn. Gosh, I’ve got my eye on a few spots for Spring this season and I have to be careful to not wait too long with the early bloom. I”m super disoriented this year how soon everything is coming on. Ironically, I mostly enjoy the tail end of the climax. My favorite part of Spring are the trillions of blossoms coating the ground. It might last a little longer this season with the calm weather we’ve enjoyed….
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True – don’t wait too long. But it seems to be holding, for now. How wonderful that you too love the blossoms on the ground – that was always a favorite thing of mine in New York, too, petals on the sidewalk – love it!
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An excellent feeling of spring with these photos, the budding and blossoming flowers are wonderful with the shallow DOF…and what makes this such a great series for me is the photo of “The stream shines with reflections of trees and sky…” give us a glimpse of how surreal this time of year can be. Great ending with the coffee…can’t go wrong there 🙂
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No, can’t go wrong with a good espresso, and it’s so easy to get that here – another local plus! The reflections are really fun to do – I have quite a few from the last few years. Thank you very much!
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Your comment makes me a little sad, as I head back into the interior of China this afternoon…and good coffee is not easy to find 🙂
Agree with reflection shots, although I think it is difficult to capture ones that really speak ~ you do that well. Cheers to a great weekend!
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Wow – fabulous images. I particularly like the reflections in the stream. They look like old master paintings. And then, there’s … coffee… Mmmm…
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Old Master paintings – think of the difference in time it takes to create one of those, versus a photo. Mind boggling. And yes, coffee is key! Thanks!!
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What a treat! I love the Bellevue Botanical Garden and have visited it in many seasons. We still have 8″ of snow here – a record breaking and seemingly endless winter.
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You guys have been slammed. But your garden is safe under all that snow – I hope spring comes soon for you! It will be all the sweeter for the tedious winter you’ve endured. I was spoiled by the NY Botanical Garden and Wave Hill, a beautiful public garden where I used to work – you probably know it. I appreciate the Bellevue Botanical Garden, but I have favorite – and un-favorite – parts of it. Now I have to go see what you’re up to!
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This is good! And I also like your finish with the cup of coffee 🙂 ❤
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It’s a REQUIREMENT!
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Oh, this is my cup of coffee, what a lovely post! 🙂
Amazing how fast ist all goes by, you are few weeks ahead of us. 🙂
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Glad to hear it! It’s raining today and the petals are already dropping. But other flowers will replace them.
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A fabulous post Lynn! Beautiful pictures. Lovely to see all the signs of spring on my return from a white and wild wilderness! 🙂
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Kind of a contrast, yes? I look forward to seeing more of those spare, Icelandic landscapes.
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I bet you found yourself showered with those little delicate Cherry tree petals Lynne ! The hedgerow awash with blossom froth is delightful …
Such a lovely Spring post to find in my inbox 🙂
I’ll be back to see more …. the B & W challenge was very popular by the looks of it .. lots to catch up with !
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Can’t wait to see the “evidence” of your trip!
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oh my, like a spring daydream! I’m so ready to see some of that here!
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You MUST be! When it comes, you’ll be so, so ready.
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The reflection images work really well.
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Thanks! 🙂
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Such beauty. I white trees, and silhouettes I really love. I hope you can visit my site 🙂
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Just gorgeous, every one. I love your mention of the tiny details of shadows – I love to notice these kinds of things too!
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fantastic
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