This post is part of “WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge” Lost in the details
According to my car thermometer it was 87 degrees F at 2:30pm today.
On warm spring days like today I could almost do a Baryshnikov-type ballet leap across front lawns straight into the daffodils…
Iris
This isn’t snow on the sidewalk
but blossoms which come from a tree like this
Blossoms
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It seems as if every garden in my neighborhood has a Magnolia bush.
Magnolia
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Magnolia blossom are *perfect*.
Magnolia blossom
Magnolia blossom
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purple and pink …
my patio…
air plant
The Bromeliad is blooming.
Are these going to be flowers?
kale in pots on the wall
I love flowers with intoxicating scent like Gardenias. I photographed this one on my patio this afternoon.
Gardenia on my patio
Wondering Rose 
Who wouldn’t get lost in the multi-sensory details of flowers… 🙂 I was fortunate to be in your area a year ago this month, and I wandered the streets marvelling in the flowers and heavy bee action.
Beautiful post!
Tara I think you must be one of the few tourists who not only enjoys the beautiful spring gardens in LA, but appreciate that there are bees 🙂 I have bees and hummingbirds visit my little garden.
Thanks for your great comment!
Beautiful! I am looking forward to spring even more now, even if we won’t get anywhere near your temperatures here, haha 🙂
Hi Emma,
I love the spring in the UK (I think that’s where you live?). Everything is so green and the fields are all covered with daffodils.
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Beautiful!
It is that. 😀
you’ve composed a wonderful tribute to spring, dear Rosie!
Thanks FrizzT. Spring is my favorite time of the year.
Thank you for this lovely stroll. Temps in the 80s? It’s still jacket weather here.
So glad you enjoyed the walk in my neighborhood Georgette 😀
I thought Texas had had a mild winter this year?
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I love blossoms! Very pretty photographs Rosie. Thank you sharing. 🙂
How nice to see you here Nandini 😀
I also love blossoms. They’re such a gift and always make me happy!
I think your spring is much earlier and you’re already in the middle of summer?
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I can almost smell the scent of spring as I look at your pictures. Beautiful.
I’m so happy that you can *almost* smell spring by looking at my pictures. Thank you for stopping by Colline.
You live in such a beautiful place!!
LA is a beautiful part of the world and though the traffic is horrible and my commute to work is not something to be envied, I can walk in my neighborhood on March 1st and see and smell all this beauty.
Isn’t it spring where you live Betty?
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“Warm spring days” 87F ?!!!! Say what ? That’s the hottest of hot summer days here. The high today was 2 or 3 C (around 36 F). And I thought that was marvellous. It’ll be June before the magnolias bloom. It is so lovely in your neighbourhood.
Above freezing is marvelous for a March day Sybil. Did you go out with the dogs?
I went to Halifax once in June and was so surprised that the lilacs and magnolias and spring bulbs were blooming so late. I didn’t complain though – it was great to enjoy a second spring.
Its not easy to take photo when walking dogs because you have to hold the leash between your knees, or under one foot, and hope the dog doesn’t rush off somewhere. MontyCarlo was very obliging yesterday and waited politely for me…
Lovely shots, Rosie. It’s brisk here today, but should return to the 70’s by Tuesday. While “hibernating” I’m liberating unneeded papers from files, and working on the taxes. Photographing flowers would be more FUNNER.
Strange to hear your weather is keeping you indoors Nancy. In Florida?
Do you have any seasonal variation in the flora in your part of the world?
Photographing flowers is way funner than sorting through papers for tax time, but somehow not as impressive.
It approached 60 yesterday . . . certainly warm enough to be outside, but cool enough that I decided to focus on indoor tasks.
There is some seasonal variation, but I’m less focused on spring flowers because we have blooms year round.
I AM impressive, aren’t I? 😉
I didn’t realize that you’d have a seasonal variation in your flora, but thinking about it of course you have to have blossoms on the fruit trees! Do you have magnolia trees?
It was only 62 degrees today. And windy. But I ate my lunch outside.
It’s true that all is a-bloom and just gorgeous! I love the Magnolias , too, Rosie! Aren’t they just spectacular? And I can see the Jacarandas are getting all dressed and ready to perform soon! Beautiful photos! 🙂
Debra is it just me, or do you agree that spring is putting on a really spectacular show of flowers this year?
You’ve made me even more excited for spring blooms to arrive here…because one thing it’s not, is 87°F outside! LOL Soon enough… Beautiful pictures.
thanks for popping over beyondpaisey. I hope my photos have reminded you that spring isn’t too far away.
thanks, rosie, for such a lovely stroll through the spring landscape! the flowers are lovely. i think those elegan purple iris are my favorites.
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Thank you Lisa. I also love iris’s. They have such a short season though… Do they grow in your part of the world?
Your neighbourhood looks lovely in it’s spring finery, Rosie! It certainly cheers me up and gives me hope that we’ll soon be experiencing warmer weather, here in England. The scenery is bleached out and grey at the moment, with temperatures just above freezing. On a day like today, I could happily move to warmer climes! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I’m really happy to know my little post cheered you up. I wrote the post wanting to bring cheer not to make people feel jealous. I think England has the best spring – its so green and I love the way the daffs are allowed to just cover the hillsides.
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My gosh! Spring certainly has made more of an appearance in your world than in mine! We’re about a month away from full spring, I suppose.
I love your gardenia. When I lived in Liberia the front of the house was graced with those beautiful bushes. Their fragrance was overwhelming, in a good way. I discovered a bush growing in one of my customer’s yard, and was free to snitch a flower occasionally. I’d bring it home and put it on my desk and breathe in spring with delight.
Such a wonderful post! And by the way – if you haven’t noticed, WP has a little glitch going on just now. Responses to comments aren’t showing up for many people. I hope they fix it soon.
I can imagine that your garden in Liberia must’ve given you a lot of pleasure if you had more than one gardenia bush in the front. I like the way you describe their fragrance as “overwhelming, but in a good way.”
My little gardenia bush looks as though its going to give me several blooms this year which makes me so happy.
Our spring is late this year. My jasmine is usually blooming by the end of February, but it hasn’t quite opened yet.
I did wonder what was going on with the comments. Thanks for letting me know.
How very beautiful, Rosie. I love Daffodils too. Being surrounded by such gorgeous flowers and blossoms, must really put a spring in your step. 🙂
I like all the spring bulbs but I think Daffodils are my favorite. If I’m feeling blah I just need to go on a walk and being able to see the beautiful gardens always puts the spring back in my step
Hi Rosie. Like a walk through spring. We have so much snow, but the stuff is melting. I love the purple and pink, and the ‘snow’ petals. Jane
Hi Jane, Your spring can’t be that far off now. Just another month or so…
I think the purple and pink is some kind of ground cover. Its lovely isn’t it?
I’m so happy you noticed the “snow” petals. There were beautiful carpets of them last week but I didn’t have my camera.
Rosie, what an uplifting post. Laughed out loud at your Baryshnikov leap: I shall mirrir yours if, or when, Spring reaches our shores. (We are beginning to have our doubts!)
I look forward to reading about your Baryshnikov leaps when you see daffodils on your neighbors lawns. Spring can’t be that far away?
great shots.nice surrounding
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Such interesting people we meet online Rose! I wandered this way from Catbird’s Shine On award, and am intrigued by your mix of parents. I was always encouraged to write my Dad’s story but haven’t got beyond starting. There’s a cast of thousands and it’s a little daunting. It doesn’t really feel like it’s mine to tell.
The blossom comes and goes so quickly! Still a while to wait in the UK.
Thanks for taking the time to read a few of my posts and to leave a comment Jo. It’s very much appreciated.
Nice to meet you too. I look forward to following you and your blog. 🙂
I’m sure spring is just around the corner over there in the UK!
Perhaps we can inspire each other to write our parents stories?
I understand that you feel your Dad’s story isn’t yours to tell but if you don’t tell it no one will hear the story…
The water (or is it rain?) on the gardenia is so lovely, it almost transports the fragrance of the flower out of the screen.
I didn’t know magnolia came in pinks, too! Such beauty! You live in such a beautiful place, Rosie.
Hello finelighttree. Its always a pleasure to welcome a new blogger to my humble home.
I had just watered the gardenia. You’re observant…
Note to self: I must remember that I live in a beautiful place when I’m stuck in traffic 🙂
My dear Rosie. It is me, Priya.
oh lord Priya I can’t keep up with your new names…hah hah too funny. I should have known it was you by your lovely photo of the rose! 🙄
🙂
I like your new photo Priya!
Dear Rosie, what your gorgeous posting has done for me is to affirm my resolve to do square-foot gardening this summer and plant veggies and perennials. I had both in Minnesota and this will be my fourth summer here in Missouri and it’s time to decorate the yard! And, of course, feed my hunger for beauty and taste. Peace.
Hi Dee,
What is square-foot gardening?
When you’re hungry for beauty and color and the winter seems to go on forever planning your summer garden really helps. It did for me when we lived in a cold country.
Do you have room in your basement to plant your own seeds?
It’s first day of Spring in Texas and today, you shared the many beautiful visions that this season brings. Can’t wait. Thanks.
Hi IT,
Today’s the first day of spring in Texas? That’s something I didn’t know. Do your neighbors have beautiful gardens?
Beautiful photographs.
Thank you Manningtreearchive.
These are beautiful details to get lost in, especially on a day like today here in the Bogs. It is gray and cold with the occasional rain/snow mix. Old Man Winter doesn’t want to let spring in. He’ll have to give way eventually. 🙂 I love flowers rich with scent, too. I can almost smell your gardenias.
I hope seeing my pictures helped lift your spirits Robin. I don’t want to make anyone feel frustrated or jealous when they come to this post.
Do you plant flowers in your garden?
Flowers just come up in my garden. I suppose some people would see them as weeds, but I can never bring myself to pull them if there are flowers involved. My asparagus bed is full of Black-Eyed Susans, daisies, and other flowers I haven’t identified. It doesn’t seem to have harmed the asparagus. We also have a lot of bulbs planted around the property which is fun in the spring as things begin to pop up.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I appreciate the time you took to stop by. May your day be filled with joy and peace.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Hi Francine
I really enjoyed your post on Madame Butterfly. I hope I’ll be able to see the Opera one of these days…
The magnolia and palm tree shot looks like an ostrich stretching its neck, Rosie. Don’t worry about me- life takes me that way sometimes.
Love the irises.
hah hah Jo they do look like ostriches stretching their necks. Every time I walk past that garden from now on I’ll be reminded of the ostrich and think of you. I like that 😀
I met the woman who lives in the iris house. She told me they are about 200 years old. I must share the story.
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