Sundays In My City...Flora and Faces

This morning I took my camera with me when the boys and I went down the mountain for our walk.  There are so many things blooming after the copious rains and warmer weather I can't resist the siren call of nature...

Remember this shot I took last week of that mysterious orchard across the valley below the house?

Once I sussed out where the road was, and ignored the No Trespassing sign, I found the orchard.  Course, many of the blossoms have fallen due to the winds and rains, and even though I was a bit late in my search, here it is...

I wasn't really sure what kind of orchard it was.  I thought maybe apples?  Then I had to wonder if I actually knew the difference between apple, pear, cherry blossoms.  The answer to what kind of fruit trees these might be was solved when I turned around and drove out of the orchard...

Then it was off to the VA for the usual weekend dog walk.  The main flower show on the grounds are the rhodies, but they're just starting to bud.  Still, there's other things to see--like this tree.  Not a clue what it is, but the little blossoms are lacy and delicate and very interesting...

Another lovely dangling blossom...on another tree I don't know.  And honestly, how ironic is it that I am a veteran tree hugger and yet don't know the names of the trees I see??  Anyway, until I buy a guide to trees, this exotic lime green bloom just captivated me, regardless that I don't know what it is...







This is so Washington, DC to me.  The building reminds me of one you would see in Georgetown, especially with the famous Cherry trees that bloom each Spring in our nation's Capitol...










Nature--or maybe it's just the Darwin need to survive--is so amazing.  Out of nowhere, this lone tulip has sprouted in a bed of iris and daffodil.  Where did it come from?  How did it manage to find a little niche in a cultivated landscape and dig in?





 


As the boys and I crossed the road from the large field where I let them run off-leash, we meandered along the sidewalk back to the car.  Passing this large tree, I happened to glance over and couldn't help smiling at the totally gnarly face in this tree.  Can you see it?  And man, are those some lips, or what...??

It's been a nice Sunday, though now the fun is over and I have to get outside to tackle the wretched backyard.  The never-ending, work till I drop, help me Rhonda, backyard.  

Sigh

Guess it's a good thing I love grubbing about in the dirt...


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Sundays In My City...brought to you by Mother Nature.