Let's step into the day for our #WednesdayWalk with @tattoodjay, even though I am breaking out early. This particular challenge is a great way to get out and shoot some photos, focus your thoughts, and see what you can see, giving in to a short distance to take a walk. Don't forget to look up and down, and all around. You never know what you might be missing!
Bradford Pear Tree, it's time for the blooms to come forth, their beauty, I want them to be intoxicating because their petals say they are, but, not everything is as it seems. Their perfume belies its beauty. Alas, it is quite the imposter.
That is actually an imposter picture. I took it last year and my picture didn't come out today, so I slid the (not this year) picture in there for show and tell. I tried not to let it ruin my perfect day. Actually, I didn't know about it until eleven pm, so, in fact, it didn't ruin my day.
The Tidal Basin, where we can watch as the blooms are opening up, right before our very eyes, no denying they are truly glorious. In Japanese culture, they symbolize renewal and the fleeting nature of our lives. The cherry blooms last only a short while and then they fall back to the earth in a shower of blossoms. There are trees that they have let wander, allowing their branches to reach out until they cannot hold their arms up any longer, and then, they take a lovely pose, letting it gracefully drape. Therein lies its beauty. Behold!
Have you found your sunshine yet, tucked in the clouds on this perfect day? Look harder, I say, it is out there somewhere! Today this post is dedicated to #WednesdayWalk by @Tattoodjay. I want to thank him for hosting this challenge! I like to stroll about, taking in nature and life. What better way to document my day than to take a walk through life? My favorite! Living life and walking. How can you go wrong with that combination?
I looked at the bed of daffodils, their head heavy and bobbing. I watched someone put a dragonfly in the garden, poking him in. Then I strolled around a little bit to see if anyone noticed him. Not yet, but, I will pass by again in a little bit. In case you missed, there is #alwaysaflower here somewhere! :)
Passing back through the Washington Monument. Just that fast, this walk is over, but, I want to thank you for strolling along with me. Let's do this again sometime really soon! Walked back again, and it was still there and when I was leaving, he was already gone. The dragonfly. Oops!
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces, and start all over again. And again.
It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.
Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Don't ever forget what a wonderful world we live in, people. Some days, it is not as easy to see, just how amazing it really is. Me, I try to do my part. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Shakespeare
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Walking is good for our health and when you walking and taking such amazing photographs, its surely a great day for walk. I wish you always good health and happy life.
Wednesday walk blogs are interesting but I'm not into photography so I try story writing and actifit report in hive. Have fun!
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Absolutely my pleasure dear friend. You are a pretty woman 🫰
My son and I always look forward to pink snow day. There are a lot of blossoms trees and we usually get two sessions. Yes, the sun was shining today and yesterday. Sorry the shots didn't turn out but last years were good too.
We never get any snow anymore! I loved a nice blast and then suddenly, spring is horning in, trying to take over.
The sun was vibrant today, yes? It was absolutely splendorous! This is such a beautiful time of the year! I was a little disappointed about eh pears blossom, but, you are right, last years were nice. So I will cease the whining. LOL
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Pink snow ... cherry blossoms:)
I knew! 🤗
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Happy #wednesdaywalk.
I just arrived and saw this. I miss you!!
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I am barely catching up, my friend! OMG @silversaver888 I am so behind I feel terrible. Were you away again? :) I sure miss everyone and hope all is well with you!❤️
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The flowers you have photographed look really wonderful. Here are some flowers that we don't usually see here. You have done some amazing photography.
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Have a great rest of your week. Hive on.
Spring has sprung on the screen of my smartphone, thanks to Denise!
All of my blooms, flowering bushes and trees are still awaiting Spring 2.0 and 3.0. We had 75°F one day last week, then it plummeted and has been blah, wet, and downright cold. Only 35 miles away, my mom's tulips, daffodils and jonquils managed to open and survive during Spring 1.0 thankfully.
I love all the beauties posing in your delightful photos. The hyacinths are especially beautiful!💜
Bradford pear trees have a bounty of them in Missouri. Besides smelling like a yeast infected booty, they are very invasive. Chop them down @dswigle
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I am so glad I could be of help to you! ❤️
While I was away, it was really warm here, many days in the 70s and finally the 80's! Holy Moly. It gave permission for all sorts of early blooming, but, then it got chilly, so it has slowed some of it down, which is not a bad thing. The bluebells aren't even budding! What? They are usually pretty early!
Isn't it that odd the wat 35 miles can make that much of a difference, yet it does? This area is in a banana belt, so we always get warmer weather here than in the rest of Virginia an Maryland.
I'll take it!
Bradford pears are the bane of my existence. This was the only one left as it had nests in it last year. This year, I can't let it matter. It needs to go! Many states have a bounty on them. They are so invasive and much of the south loves them! I got rid of all of them at the Shore House. My brother put them in to surprise me! 😣 He is fired!
Color it gone!
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Wow, all this flowers are so so beautiful, I hope one day I can have a garden full of flowers like this. They make your environment colorfull, what about the nice smell they dash out to the air. This is also the absolute beauty that comes with springs
Truth! That is why I am always so happy when spring is in the air! There is nothing quite like it.
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When I read your article, I understand that you are really happy to go for a walk and enjoy the colorful flowers, if we were close we would smell the aroma and make it feel stressful. Disappeared without realizing it.
I am not sure what you mean, I am sure it is part of the language barrier or maybe the way I said something.
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So sorry dear, as I do translated it as my country slang words so it a bit confusing.
That is okay! I understand and realize now what you were saying! Thank you for that! We all use slang! :)
It is all good! I appreciate the response!
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For the longest time, I ended all of my posts that way, then I stopped for a while. I still like it, so I use it from time to time.
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lovely tulips and dafodills , outside the crocuses are oppening up and the tulips are showing above ground but no flowering tulips yet still to cold.
My crocuses are just coming up, yet, the tulips are starting and the daffodils are long blooming. Kind of out of turn this year!
It has been that way for a couple of years.
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It is always beautiful to walk with you! Many thanks dear @dswigle!
Thank you so much for your words. It is a pleasure to be able to walk around the world this way! :)
Wow all this Flower are looking beutiful, awesome clicks freind @dswigle
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Wow all this Flower are looking beutiful, awesome clicks freind @dswigle
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We have had some nice days this past week as well. Still a bit cold, but sunny and nice. It has been a good change from the storms that were rushing through every other day or so a while ago. The daffodils haven't started to sprout in the woods behind our house, so I think Spring is still a bit off for us yet. Beautiful shots!
Thank you! All it takes is a couple of warm, sunny days and they pop all at once. We are on hiatus right now, as it is cooler than it has been, but, that just makes the flowers last a little bit longer.
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your words. I hope you get a few shots of the daffodils when they start popping!
Have a fabulous rest of your week!
I will have to walk back there and check them out when they show up. I have something digging up my yard right now, plus rabbits living in a brush pile back there so it might be a race to get a pic before something eats them!
Funny enough, some squirrels, voles, and chipmunks might dig them up, but they are poisonous when eaten, a trait that keeps rodents from digging them and rabbits and deer from snacking on their buds. Yay! If they are making trails, they are probably voles or moles.
They love tulips and ate over 300 tulip bulbs I planted at the Shore House. Now I just have daffodils, which are flourishing.
I am pretty sure that yours will do great! I love that the bulbs keep multiplying, so eventually, you will need to divide them so they can keep spreading!
Yeah, I am not sure what it is. It is all kinds of little holes. I thought for a bit it might be skunks digging for grubs, but I don't see how they would get into the back yard and we haven't smelled any lately. Plus there don't appear to be any droppings anywhere. I'll have to wait until the snow is completely gone to evaluate the damage.
You will have to wait, you are right.
Hopefully, it will have moved on by the time the snow is gone!
We had some earlier, but I think we ended up catching one in a mouse trap. I found one in the attic. These are further out by the garden. Time will tell I guess!
Soo beautiful ❤️
looking stunning so refreshing my moods refreshed after seeing that beautiful flower 🌸
There is just something magical about flowers, isn't there? Thank you for stopping by an leaving your words!
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This post for sure brightened my day, havent seen many signs of spring here yet, so seeing your great photos and the gorgeous colors were just what I needed
Thanks for joining the Wednesday, its always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks
While I was away, they had really warm temps in the area and it really made everything pop. I was surprised when they were sending me daffodils and tulips around Valentine's Day!
Thanks for hosting the challenge! It is always a fun time for all!
I love taking a walk around the world!
There's nothing like a Dswigle post to brighten up my day! Lovely, just like you my dear, even more so than any summer's day.
You always leave me feeling good about myself. Thank you for that. ❤️ I hope all is well in your world and you are enjoying ushering in almost-springtime!
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You know, women have told me that before, that I leave them feeling good about themselves. Now I get to feel good about myself! Sweet Denise, you are a big bright spot in my tiny but powerful world.
And you, mine. XOXO
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Happy #wednesdaywalk, gorgeous!
You are so sweet! ❤️ I hope you are doing well! I am still catching up!!! How can that be?
Happy #WednesdayWalk to you!!!
Oh... me too. Don't sweat! :D
It's an active, engaged community. That's how. Take it easy, lovely.
See you soon.
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Beautiful flowers and pics 🤗💖 greetings!
Thank you! Hello! Hello!
Nothing is perfect… and all is perfect. It so depends how one stands in their life 😉🥰 I think.
Such a pretty flowers, even from last year hehehe 🤭
Soon we see more and more flowers popping up all around us. I can’t wait.
We should be happy to wander around in mother natures backyard. Let’s share it’s beauty and create smiles all over the world 😎
I soooooo love the cherry blossoms 🌸 loveeeee them 🥰
Thanks for sharing Denise
Big hugs 🤗 🌺
The cherry blossoms are surrounding the city right now. I haven't even had time to go to the Tidal Basin yet! Soon, it will be blooming all around us! Do you like the way I used last year's picture? I couldn't help it.
Nothing is ever perfect, but, I don't need it perfect, just perfectly fine. :)
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Wow, I can imagine the sight of that.
That’s a shame… you have to go out soon to catch it all, before it’s gone.
Yes, why not. It’s the same place. Nobody would know. 😉
And there you say it all… just perfectly fine that’s all we need 😊
You are welcome, have a wonderful Friday 👋🏻🌺 happy st. Patrick’s day ☘️
Wow!!!! Where ever you go, you are surrounded by beauty and vibrant colours. I guess it's true that you attract what you are.
How glorious and breathtaking those blooms are. Thanks for sharing the heavenly sights😊.
I am addicted to the colors! You attract what you are. I like that saying !!
The blooms are truly gorgeous and this is my favorite time of year! I think of you, hoping that there is an upside to all that you are going through right now! xo
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What a beautiful place to have a walk.
Thank you @enjar! Spring is such a beautiful time of year. You just cannot make it look any other way!
I hope you are having a great day! Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day! Another day of celebration! :)
Certainly such delicacy and color can only bring joy to the soul. And well... writing on paper with a pen, squeezing and starting again, is the poetry of life. I do it, yes. Somehow I've been doing it for days.
The sun, yes I found it, I thought in the morning that I would not get to see it all day, I thought I would not see it maybe for many days... but it came with a warm message, even worried, I felt that it was thinking of me, that in fact it had not stopped doing so since it decided to hide.
(I think the other part of me that likes to write poems and stories is talking now, it's already midnight).
Bellas fotos.
Ah, the sun does hide at will, does it not? :) It appears out of nowhere to give us our day. I think we are all writers of sorts, I have never thought of myself as a writer, I have too much trouble expressing myself. My thoughts run all over the place, trying to find a place. :)
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Such a beautiful walk! Spring is so majestic with its colors and flavours!
I am not sure that Spring can be any other way! I have never seen a Spring I didn't love! This time of year is such a boost in morale. Who could deny it? :)
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I thought so too, but while yesterday we had 19c, today we woke up at -4c and snow, so I guess we have to wait a bit more on this part of the world until enjoying a proper Spring, lol!
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