I took this back in February and, no, I am not feeling nostalgic for winter. Incidentally, the tree in this post is the same tree in this one. Thanks to the bees, the flowers become little apples.
05-07-12 Thick Frost
in South Dakota
crab apples
Spring Blossom
in Nature
Flowering crab apple trees are something we normally see at a distance and appreciate for the few days that they flower. This morning I took my camera a moved in for a closer view. And the quantity and coloration of these little flowers was truly amazing. I took about 120 photo, though most are very similar.About half way through my shoot, I realized that I was smiling and that I had been for most of the time I was taking photographs. I guess it's good to find simple joy in the beautiful things that Nature gives us.