Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Beauty of Buds

Flowers are starting to bloom and leaves are unfurling everywhere.  But before we leave the dormant season completely, I wanted to do a short visual essay on the architectural beauty that is inherent in the bud stage. The details just get more beautiful as we focus in. 

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Camellia




Apple






Callery Pear 



Close-up of lichen on Callery pear branch 




Dogwood


  




Flowering Pear




Japanese Maple




Lilac







Pieris - pink form 





Flowering Quince

 




Rhododendron 





Magnolia stellata ( Star Magnolia) 





Wisteria 







Close ups of lichens on a tiny twig