Pink

Pink, White, and Sorta Blue

I've always had difficulty getting any pretty shots 

of dogwood trees, but this year have managed a few.

This may be because I'm outside more often

and could see when they were getting ready to bloom.

This shot is about a week old; all the petals are floppy now

and beginning to fall.

Usually, these pretty blue-violet flowers are 

too far away to get a clear shot. 

This time, I found a group of them 

at my feet as I passed by the driveway

near where they are planted. 

And, just because I like it, here's Nina Simone, 

playing Love Me or Leave Me. 

I was going to insert Little Girl Blue, but 

it was too draggy for my current mood.

Dogwood Light

When I was out for my walk yesterday afternoon, 

I passed this dogwood tree, its pink flowers just glowing 

from the sunlight shining through their petals.

For some reason, the resulting pictures remind me of 

Tiffany lampshades, perhaps because the 

black branches seemed to give 

the impression of leaded glass.