Subscribe to RSSSpring forsythia are like an exotic bird.
Golden Forsythia © Britt Conley
They arrive in the early Spring, staying for a few short sun filled weeks.
Forsythia © Britt Conley
They flutter upon their shrubery like flocks of migrating birds. We flower photographs, like birding enthusiasts, have to go to the right place at the right time to catch these rare plumes of color.
Forsythia © Britt Conley
Even then you need just the right sunlight to capture them in their sunlit potential.
Forsythia © Britt Conley
They tend to migrate together like birds of a feather, cascading over each tired Winter limb. Their golden essence brings new life to the previous stringy and bare hanging limbs.
Forsythia © Britt Conley
Then in a few short days they all burst forth in clouds of the brightest yellows. They enliven streets and causeways, parkways and backyards. They are as common and predictable as any other migration, but for me they capture sunny days ahead and mark the start of all the amazing colorful Spring blooms that will soon follow.
Golden Forsythia © Britt Conley
I shot these the just before my hospital stay. It’s nice to know while I’m hold up here in the apartment that these yellow ochre blooms are bursting forth and fluttering in the breeze in gardens around the country ushering in each garden’s sun-filled future. It’s a great time of year. Happy Spring Everyone!
‘Til Tomorrow…
Britt : )
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1 Comments
2010-04-14
14:16:24
When I was in elementary school, I used to pick forsythia from a bush at the bus stop to bring to my teacher. I never realized that this might make the home owner mad, I just wanted to make my teacher happy. I got a talkin to and had to be more sneaky about it. I never did stop. :-)