Blooms Day

No, not the famous day in June celebrating the celebrating the literary character in Ulysses. This is the day the buds opened on the Bradford Pear out our window. This year Blooms Day was Sunday, April 3rd. So I tried to get pics in progress throughout the day. The problem: it was also one of the windiest days of the past few weeks - a habit that has continued almost every day since.

It started when I tried to get a clear shot of the little buds beginning to open. How fast is my shutter? Hmmmm...

Not quite fast enough.

And it got worse...all day long.

 The trees by the Post Office were already in full bloom.

I managed to get a few shots that help show how pretty the little blossoms are. As the afternoon went along they opened nicely, but the wind wasn't done.

Usually we can count on about a week and a half of pretty tree before it "snows" little paper punches of petals. Not this year. New buds still opening - brand new baby petals already on the ground :( 

Oh, it still was gorgeous all week, don't get me wrong. Still beautiful, in spite of the wind. Today, a week later, it's full of beautiful green with just a few blooms left. But those are pictures for another day. :)