The Essence of Spring

Spring is here with its soft pastel tones

Early pink blossom

and sparkling water on the lake.

Crocus open in the warmth of the sun

and tiny anemone grow in the moss under the trees.

My favourite poem about daffodils

Growing in the city park

and those I bring home with me to put in a vase.

Now come the tulips

growing in the gardens

Some have crinkly petals

that go so well with one of my vases

Their petals are a work of art.

The warm sunny days call us down to the lake

This was taken in Morges and it's rather hazy,

but the Mont Blanc Mountain can still just be seen on the left of the picture.

The Magnolia were just coming into bloom

Revealing their beautiful centres and sunlit, soft petals

Another day and in a place called Cully along the Lake Léman

Here is the charming port.

Tiny Aubrieta flowers were growing in very small slits and cracks in the walls.

How they find enough nourishment always amazes me.

They come in the most beautiful shades of pink, purple and violet.

I couldn't resist making a collage of these little beauties!

These lovely orange tulips had started to drop all their petals

and when I put this flower down the patterned shadows from my kitchen curtains

made them look beautiful again. 

Accidental art!

It isn't spring without Forsythia!

I love this little gate entrance which I often pass when I go shopping!

Do you remember when I showed it to you in January covered in snow!

Have a little peep here:

Bringing Colour into Winter

I hope that you are enjoying the joys and the beauty of spring.