Saturday Snapshot

To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post on Alyce's blog At Home With Books. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don’t post random photos that you find online.
Last week, the trees were all bare. Some flowers had popped through, but the weather wasn't nearly warm enough to call forth spring. 
But this week, we had some glorious warm weather and the foliage responded. I think this is a weeping cherry tree with its pretty pink buds. 

I love how bright green the leaves are when they first emerge. If I made crayons, I would call this color tender green.

I should know what kind of tree this is, but I don't, so I'll just enjoy the cascade of flowers all over it.

Hope the weather and the plant life are beautiful wherever you are this week.

Saturday Snapshot -- Vines and Flowers

To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post on Alyce's blog At Home With Books. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don’t post random photos that you find online.
Yesterday afternoon, it was colder in my house than it was outside as the temperature hovered around the high 60s. I called my friend Sheila and we went for a meandering walk through our small town. As we rounded the top of a hill, we saw a charming house with a metal balcony and vines just turning green as they climbed the walls. In front of the house stood a flowering pink tree.

Although you couldn't see it, on the right side of the house was a small pond. It was like a little secret garden house.
I also stood underneath a blooming tree and took a shot straight up.

Then I took a self portrait under the tree, wondering if the pink blossoms would give a soft lighting effect.

What do you think?