The bulk of our cherry blossoms fell softly to the ground last weekend...
... resulting in a beautiful carpet of pale pink spread across the yard.
Days before, there was just a smattering of blossoms on the ground.
I love this rustic old bench that sits below the branches of the cherry tree.
It was built by hubby many years ago.
There used to be an arbor over the bench, but our New England winters ravaged that years ago. The bench is still flanked, however, by the gnarly trunks & branches of the trumpet vine that once weaved their way through the lattice sides of the arbor.
(Here's a photo of our handsome Mr. O'Malley sitting on the bench back in March of 2000.
What a wonderful dog he was.)
Many of the blossoms landed in the 'secret garden' birdbath during their descent.
I'm so happy I took photos while the tree was still in full bloom since the blossoms are now but a memory.
The following little videos were taken on May 11th, when it looked like it was raining cherry blossoms:
My prayers and thoughts are with the people of Oklahoma tonight. I've put a link to The American Red Cross at the top of my sidebar, and have also earmarked certain prints in my Etsy art shop as fundraiser prints for Oklahoma if anyone is interested (100% of the purchase price will be donated to the Red Cross).
This week I'm joining Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show & Tell Friday.
This week I'm joining Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show & Tell Friday.
Donna