Color Combinations

Spring is the time for color, isn't it?
There's a brief period when the flowering trees and shrubs are half bloom, half leaf. I wanted to capture that today. This is the small Canadian plum tree in our yard.

I've been meaning to capture the vinca/periwinkle this year. There are more blooms than usual, I think.

One of our neighbors always keep something beautiful in these pots, on their front walk -- again, leaf and bloom.

I love the layering of color you see in the trees this time of year. Here, a Japanese maple is red, in front of a white dogwood.

Another neighbor has a whole bed of pansies. They're so cheerful and bright, even though our temperatures are rather chilly still.

Phlox is such a rich blanket of lush color.

Transparent dogwood blooms against a deep blue sky and rushing clouds

The trees have that "gold" tone that Robert Frost noticed, just for a few days.  For many, it's not the early leaves, but the pollen. The trees along the interstate are lime green, and the redbud trees are pink -- a perfect natural fashion statement!

The dogwoods are bursting!

As we came around the block, again I saw the bloom and leaf combination on this border of forsythia. By next week, I bet, all the yellow will be gone.

Anna and Sandy went along.

And what did I find at home?  My bleeding heart, going crazy. Such an elegant plant; I've always loved it.