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[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

Easter, Passover and the annual deadline for filing tax returns all come together this weekend. 

a bit of rain a couple of days ago and some balmy weather have given great impetus to every growing thing including, alas, garlic mustard.  I pulled up a great deal of it in the morning but am under no illusion that the job is done. 

the understory trees have already leafed out enough to provide ground level shade. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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Chapel Park

the spring beauties are out in such abundance that the ground is literally carpeted with them.  it's almost more than a tiny-detail-oriented person can handle. 

carpeted

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Howard Park

these magnolias are continuing to put on quite the show.  they can be messy trees to be sure, but even in our species great beauties have a reputation for being high maintenance. 

magnolia

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Maple Avenue and Oak Street

blush

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Brown Street and Chestnut Road

these azaleas are already out.  if current conditions persist the others in the Grove won't be far behind them. 

azaleas

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Railroad and Brown Streets and Hickory Road

this dazzling little patch of brillance is along the NE side Railroad Street.  the setting isn't much, but there's no need to worry about that when the details are this enticing. 

another roadside attraction

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M^cCathran Hall

on the S side of the Town Hall these look more like a fancy cake decoration than part of our landscape. 

confection

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for some reason I find redbud quite difficult to photograph.  lighting and composition always seem to be problematic; it's a tree that demands a different approach. 

redbud

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

loved the photos -- especially the magnolias. do you know the name of those pretty little roadside attractions? also loved your line about high maintenance beauties! bw

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no, I don't, and I wish that I did.  there are a couple of patches of them in M. Grady's yard, on both sides of the cement that leads from Chestnut Road to the back of her house.  they were a real eye catcher in the early afternoon light a couple of days ago when I saw them while walking past. 

BTW welcome back.  y'all were only away for a few days but the place went through a huge amount of seasonal transformation during your brief absence.