Vibrant, almost surreally so, azaleas in DC
etsy:
Before there was a bodega on every corner selling mixed bouquets, folks had to be crafty when they wanted some blooms out of season. Learn the story behind these appealing flowers fashioned from tiny glass beads and very fine wire.
Read more: History Lesson: French Beaded Flowers | The Etsy Blog
The cherry blossoms have passed, but there are still some great flowering trees blooming in DC, including the redbuds in the first photo, three other trees that I have yet to identify a dogwood in the third, and Kwanzan cherry blossoms in the 2nd and 4th photos.
(Thanks to sciencingsara and fatchance for the botany lesson)!
While some people mourn the passing of peak bloom for the cherry blossoms, I love how they reveal bright green leaves, signs of spring that have been growing under cover, and are now in plain sight!
Cherry blossoms fade to reveal new leaves underneath (by jacquesofalltrades)
![That’s a lot of begonias.
fotojournalismus:
A general view of the giant flower carpet, at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, on Aug. 14. The biennial flower carpet is made of thousands of Begonias and takes place during 4 days.
[Credit : Julien Warnand / EPA]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8srudLbhk1r44q44o1_500.jpg)
That’s a lot of begonias.
A general view of the giant flower carpet, at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, on Aug. 14. The biennial flower carpet is made of thousands of Begonias and takes place during 4 days.
[Credit : Julien Warnand / EPA]
The redbuds were blossoming along the Pennsylvania Turnpike today, and all the way into Pittsburgh.
