Last time, when I was eagerly waiting for Fall, Fall came very hesitantly.
This time, when I do not expect for an early Spring, Spring comes well ahead of time, lovely and pretty with blossoms everywhere I go...
March is thought to be the first month of spring, and the beginning of blossoms. But to my surprise, white blossoms were already in bloom, even in its peak at the end of January, roughly the same time as Vietnamese New Year. Clouds and clouds of dazzling white blossoms brought such a pure breeze to normally boring parking lots. But these flowers rained away so fast that after just a couple of weeks, there are just young green leaves left on branches. However, now there are still white blossoms lingering in several places...
Peach and pink plum blossoms also follow and manifest their beauties in various shades of pink: light purple, soft pink, sweet pink, fiery pink or ardent red...
It's funny that there are so many flowers on the leafless trees that they look so much like... the artificial ones I saw in HCMC :D What a silly and paradoxical comparison, I know! The fake trees should be said to resemble the real ones, but just look at this photo and you may agree with me:
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| The real trees and flowers look like ... artificial ones in some ways =D. But sure, they are more beautiful! |
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| Early February. White, dark grey and pink. Cloudy sky, flowers, bony branches. Can you feel both winter and spring? |
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| Passionate pink blossoms in early spring. This is in a parking lot. |
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| Pure white blossoms in a pagoda |
Though blossoms here are certainly not as abundant as cherry blossoms in Japan, they are amazing enough. Just using the camera of my smart phone is enough to take nice pictures, for these flowers themselves are already so pretty!
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| Closeup of tiny white blossoms in front of our home. There are quite many trees, both pink and white just some steps outside of our house. So I can see them everyday. |
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| Elegant pink blossoms on the sidewalks near a Google office. They are tall and more beautiful in real life. We always admire these on the way to the laundry room. |
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| The leaves are deep red. |
It's interesting that the fallen flowers are swiftly replaced by new leaves until the whole tree is filled with red - the brownish red of leaves...
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| Flowers scattered on the lawn |
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| A delicate flower on my palm |
It's a pity that, as I've mentioned in some previous post, since January, my face has been in the ugliest state ever and I have no mood for photos. But the blossoms are so charming and fragile. After days and weeks seeing them blooming and falling fleetingly, I could not resist the charm of taking some photos.
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With the touch of spring, those seemingly normal and flowerless trees on sidewalks and bushy freeway corners - those that have been quiet all year round - now have a chance to show who they truly are...with glamorous and enchanting bloom.
But blossoms are said to reflect the transient nature of life. After graceful rains of flowers, these exquisite beauties will be back to being quiet and normal trees along the roads, quiet yet they are nurturing and preparing for another bloom...
These blossoms are a lovely surprise present that I receive from Spring :)
This is just the beginning of spring and blossoms.
This entry may be continued... ;)
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March 1, 2014
A less red and flaky side of my problematic face, from afar. When will it come back to normal, I don't know... Just smile away the problems :)
Not in full bloom and gorgeous as these flowers, but I know I now look just as frail, and as fragile as they do...
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Photo credit: My hubby :)
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Each day is as special as you want it to be."
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