A Trifecta of Bloom
1. For a small window of time in the spring, three blooms converge in symphony of color in the corner of my yard.
2. Dogwood, azalea, and baby irises come in one after the other, and for a week or two they co-exist together like the colorful layered fruit of an English trifle.
3. I especially love this winning combination because all the players are wild. A purple carpet of naturalized irises circles the white blossomed dogwood tree, while wild azaleas spin around it like a pink skirt. I’ve take dozens of pictures at different times of day and in different weather but none of them do the scene justice. It’s a like a poem that needs to be heard out loud, a living beauty that needs to be seen face to face to be fully enjoyed.
Post note: Happy Birthday to my brother Johnny.
Comments
Beautiful! I can smell the fragrance from here!
Posted by: ronbailey | May 9, 2008 10:59 AM
After last night's heavy rain and near tornado, the irises have drooped and shriveled, but the azalea perfume still looms.
Posted by: colleen | May 9, 2008 11:07 AM
Oh, so pretty! I especially love the second photo. Judy told me that the storms passed through the area...thankfully, the tornadoes were close but did no severe damage to Floyd.
Posted by: June | May 9, 2008 1:24 PM
do flower faeries visit during that two weeks? looks like a perfect abode for them....
Posted by: bluemountainmama | May 9, 2008 1:51 PM
the native azalea takes my breath away! these are such lovely photos of your springtime in Floyd. We must take some more photos here before some of the blooms are gone. I love spending time outside at this time of year. thanks for sharing with us the natural beauty in your world!
Posted by: sky | May 9, 2008 6:41 PM
Ahhh,,,how very beautiful!!!!
Posted by: Sara | May 9, 2008 6:50 PM
Wonderful pictures!!! Thanks for sharing them.
Michele sent me
Posted by: Mike | May 9, 2008 11:44 PM
Thanks for your visit you have your own park right there w/your beautiful plantings
Posted by: marcia @ joyismygoal | May 10, 2008 12:18 AM
Gosh that's beautiful. Thank you for sharing! :)
Posted by: On a Limb with Claudia | May 10, 2008 12:41 AM
I get a bit giddy this time of year. It's like Christmas every morning, finding that something new has bloomed.
Posted by: Mizmell | May 10, 2008 10:37 AM
Gorgeous photos, Colleen. I love those colors together.
Posted by: kenju | May 10, 2008 1:04 PM
Hey Colleen. I hadn't been to your blog in a while so I thought I would drop a line and see your always gorgeous pictures. Spring time is so beautiful there. Flowers always seem so much happier when there aren't buildings and cars everywhere. Lucky us we seem to be having a stroke of wonderful spring time weather here as well so our patio smells like Jasmine and Honeysuckle.
I hope that you are well.
Leigh in Atlanta
Posted by: Leigh in Atlanta | May 10, 2008 5:00 PM
'converge in symphony of color'
You have such a way with words!
Love your spring symphony, thanks for sharing. Hope you have a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!
Posted by: susan | May 11, 2008 5:56 AM
That is just lovely, Colleen. How fortunate you are that nature blessed you with such a gift!
Happy Mother's Day.
Posted by: Beth | May 11, 2008 9:07 AM
is that called wild azalea and not honeysuckle??I want some
Posted by: sandy k | May 11, 2008 10:56 AM
It's azalea, not the nursery bought kind. Maybe it's in the honeysuckle tribe, at least it smells as sweet.
Posted by: colleen | May 11, 2008 11:11 AM