SPRINGING TO LIFE

For this wee moment in time, for just a week or so, it smells like heaven in our yards. In fact, in our entire neighbourhood. As you can see here in this "dreamy" photo, looking out off our back deck and down the alley everyone's back yards have trees abloom!

This is the time of spring for us where all the lilacs and fruit trees are awash with beautiful flowers, and all around them birds are flitting and playing and blessing us with their song, from dawn until dark. It's the most glorious time of year for scent and sound!

You can see on the right, our MayDay tree is in full bloom and believe me it smells soooo beautiful......





....almost as beautiful as the scent of lilacs. Ours, as you can see, is just starting to bloom and though we've had buds peeking out at us for a few days now, today some of them are beginning to open up. Even on a cloudy day like today, spring is springing to life!

When these lilacs have been open for awhile and before they are done, I will definitely be bringing some into the house. Who needs air sprays? Once completely bloomed, this one is a "blue" variety, a purply shade of blue depending how the light catches it.





Out in the front yard, our Pear and 2 Cherry trees are blooming as well. You can see here the largest of the Cherry trees, and our little Pear tree on the right. That tiny tree gives us pears every year, although it is too young yet to give us any that are very edible.

With the exception of Autumn which is my favourite and the prettiest season, this is the time of year that I think comes a close second. For the last 2 days we had some pretty hot temperatures and as usual I was suffering from heat exhaustion because of it. But today it clouded over and the temperatures are down to a more normal springtime level.

This May long weekend promised to be rainy and cool, but for the last day or so that forecast has been slowly changing. I'm glad too, because I'm hoping on Saturday to grab my camera (and my photo-partner-in-crime sister Pammie) and head out somewhere for a Spring shoot. A favourite cemetery perhaps? Or maybe a park? We shall make that decision in a few days.

In the meantime, I'm just going to keep enjoying the view from my kitchen window.



Happy Victoria Day weekend to my Canadian friends!

PEACE!
Love Jude