An Explosion of Petals

These photos are taken from a lakeside park in the town of Morges.

Every year there is a magnificent Tulip Festival.

The choice of flowers is immense and I had to choose just a few of them here.

Some of the centres of the flowers quite take my breath away.

The flower photos need no accompanying text,

just scroll down and enjoy them!

The fresh green leaves of spring are reflected in the water

The faraway view was a little hazy, but if you look directly above

the post on the left, in the dip in the mountains,

the well-known Mont Blanc mountain can be seen.

This is the main path which goes alongside the lake and all around

the whole park.

I rather liked this very unusual green tulip.

Fresh green leaves which have just unfurled

Today, Sunday, there were barrel organs and singers dotted around the park

giving a very joyful atmosphere!

These were my favourites!

Finding My Inner Sparkle

Do you ever feel that you've lost your inner sparkle?

I never do for very long

especially when I feast my eyes on all the beautiful things in nature

at this time of the year.

However, losing a blogging sparkle exists

and sometimes mine wanes a little.

I captured this gorgeous sunshine yellow forsythia at its best

right here in front of my building.

Doesn't it just spell out the word 'HAPPINESS' ?

Nature in springtime certainly allows my heart to blossom

like the delicate petals on this Japanese Magnolia.

Don't these young new leaves on the Tulip Tree

make your heart beat a little faster?

Tulips, like lanterns, lit up from within by the sun.

A pink camellia flower caressed by a sunbeam

and against a deep blue sky

A window box full of spring flowers

and another one reflected in the window from the wall opposite.

These are certainly the joys of spring.

Sharing a glass of Chardonnay wine before lunch 

with an old friend on an outside terrace.

Looking into the heart of a double tulip against a bed of forget-me-not flowers.

Then going for a walk along the lake

observing how the buds on the trees are opening.

 Enjoying the peacefulness.

The changeable weather has taught me to drop everything

on beautiful days and just get out and enjoy it all!

and contemplative moments

gazing at the patterns of the water rippling over the rocks

How are your inner sparkles today?