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Flowers for Friday – scenes from my daily commute – Spring

Because of the warm days we’ve had the last week or so, all of the flowering trees and bushes have burst into flower in near perfect synchrony.

I had the best of intentions about going out and collecting photos of them, but well, it has been raining since Monday. Also, I ended up with the beginnings of a migraine yesterday. These two factors put a bit of a crook in my plans for close-up shots.

Consequently, I present you with A View of New England Spring, As Seen From My Moving Vehicle On The Way To The Train On A Rainy Thursday Morning.

Yes, these were taken out my driver’s side window using my camera that had just enough battery power for 4 pictures (gotta remember to change those batteries promptly. erg.).

I’ve been driving past this blooming tree (we always called them tulip trees) for the past couple of weeks. The blossoms have faded really fast, but still look pretty from a distance.

I love the way the petals are scattered on the ground.

Yesterday, I actually drove past it, thinking that the power lines were too much in the way. But as I drove a bit further, I saw at least one shot. So, I backed up (I was still in my subdivision) and rolled down my window and took a couple of pictures.

Then I turned off the camera to conserve the little bit of power I had left and hoped that the batteries would hold out for the next shot.

I’ve seen this yellow forsythia all week. Usually, I’m in a line of 10 or so cars to turn left at a stop sign of a relatively busy intersection. The funny thing about this shot yesterday is that I was actually HOPING that there would be a line of cars (definitely a first for me).

You can see a few tulips near it too. And the hostas are coming up. And the trees in the distance have those little baby leaves that are more yellow-green than green. You can also see the side of one of the prettiest old homes I drive past everyday. From this angle, I’m thinking it must have a carriage house. I see a bit of an arch at the back.

This next one, was a bit dicey, because I see it as I approach a rotary (also called a traffic circle or round-about). Consequently, the traffic isn’t usually exactly stopped at that point, more just moving slowly.

I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out, considering that I was driving at the time. The reflection in the puddle was an added bonus.

I’ve always liked this library; it is clearly a new building, but they still kept with that New England feel in the design of it.

There are also a lot of fruit trees with white blossoms and pink blossoms (potentially cherry blossom trees) that are all over the place right now. And I’m starting to see some purple bushes. It seems too early for Azaleas, but I suppose the purple ones could be azaleas.

If I end up taking pictures of them, I’ll be sure to share them in the future.

As for the rain, it has stopped. Today is finally bright and sunny.

And my head? all better now.