My neighborhood is dotted with these beautiful fully blossoming pink trees…….
…pink fluff……
…japanese maple…….
…a Japanese maple that I planted two years ago. This year he is starting to really show his stuff……..
….my garden…….
…black and white……the other big color story this summer……..
The last big color story of this summer that I photographed was pink and orange. Today, it is …black and white…..
Black and white is huge this summer…cool and fresh….a nice relief from the hot vibrant colors of the season………
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…fading……….
…the tulips are all saying their last good byes until next spring….when they will return in all their beauty……..
…red tulips……my garden…….
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…cabaret…….
I pulled up from the basement a very old lamp, removed the shade to give the bare light bulb look to give the mood of an overhead bare light bulb. And I left the drapey backdrop visible to further add to the mood of the shot.
This was taken in my pale livingroom.
…spring garden…….
Every spring my garden fills with pretty spring bulbs in bloom……and when I draw open the drapes in the morning it brings me pure spring happiness……….
…my spring garden………
…the mystery of the pink tulips……….
Every fall I need to replant red tulips in the front garden, as there is too much shade there for them to ripen properly and flower a second year. So the once bloomed red tulip bulbs of the front I dig up and replant into the back garden, where they come up fine.
But a funny thing happens between the front and the back garden. After two seasons, the back garden tulips slowly turn pink. These tulips started out red in the front, and have been blooming pink in the back garden for a couple of years.
….pink, once red, tulips…….my garden this morning…………
…cherry blossoms…….magnolia blossoms………
Today at lunch hour. Cherry blossoms in full bloom meeting magnolia blossoms in full bloom. My neighbor’s backyard, and a gorgeous view from my patio window and deck. So much spring! 
…pink hyacinth……….
I re-seeded my entire front lawn last weekend. Which means watering every morning . And look what greeted me, these beautiful plump fragrant pink hyacinths. Even as I go to the backyard, the fragrance follows me….spring……..
…my garden this morning……….
…Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal……just visiting……..
Boucle and I spent some time under the umbrella at lunch hour today. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal came by for a short visit, and were kind enough to pose for me and Boucle here and there……..
…I love spring! …………