Saturday, March 26, 2011

Dogwood Winter, With Tulips and Dandelions

Rainy and overcast, the skies briefly let a little sunshine through in the late afternoon of Thursday, March 24, 2011. And I spotted a welcome little tulip showing its head near my sister's mailbox. Was quite surprised, also, to find her dogwood tree in full earliest bloom, while, in my own back yard, to my delight, a dandelion was launching its seeds on their gossamer parachutes into the stiff breeze.

With the clearing skies, the temperature fell to 32 degrees F. (0 degrees C.) that night.

It's pretty early for dogwood winter, and the redbuds are also in bloom, but I haven't seen any blackberry blossoms yet.

Dandelion Seedhead, March 24, 2011

Tulip, March 24, 2011

Tulip, Top View, March 24, 2011

Dogwood with Clouds, March 24, 2011

Dogwood Branch, March 24, 2011

Saturday, March 19, 2011

New Pictures by Dierk Haasis

Taken at a wonderful location, this beautiful set of images can now be viewed on Dierk Haasis's blog. For those who read English more easily than German, here is a translation of the text, made using Google Translator.

Wonderfully surreal, new images from Dierk Haasis

In his Flickr photostream , there are seven new photos, uploaded today.

Don't miss the magical ivy!