Spring Flowers 2013

[Edit: I’ve been corrected by my mom who knows this tree better than I–apparently this blossoming tree is a pink flowering crabapple tree.]

It’s been a dreary few days with all these thunderstorms, so I thought that it would be a good time to share this short video of falling petals that I filmed earlier this spring to remind us that beautiful weather was here and will be returning! I hope it brightens up your day.

Spring flowers are here though they may be hidden by gloom right now. When the sun shines again take a look around your yard and see what nature has blooming! Or perhaps you have a garden full of flowers you tend to? In any case, enjoy the scent and sights of spring while you can!

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Enjoy the gallery below of blossoming flowers that were found around my yard. Can you recognize the flower species? There are a couple that I do not know, but maybe you do? Identify them in the comments if you can! Click for larger view.

Pink Cherry Blossom Tree — Pink Flowering Crabapple Tree

Cherry Blossoms — Pink Crabapple Blossoms

White-pink flowers on a young tree/bush. Can you identify this?

Red Cherry Blossom Tree — I believe this is a flowering red crabapple tree.

White flowering bush — Can you identify this flowering bush?

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About Katie Shepard

Passionate about reading and writing stories, Katie Shepard enjoys discovering more about her home while writing and editing for Essex on Lake Champlain. Katie graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2011 where she studied English literature, philosophy, and Asian studies. Her first book Essex, New York Architecture: A Doodler's Field Guide was published in 2015. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, or at Linked.in. Or email her at katie [@] essexeditions [dot] com.