Lilacs blooming again
up and about
in spring finery
playing in the shade
on an early morning fieldtrip
high on a ladder,
trimming bushes
Photographed 24 April 2012
while walking from the Stadtpark U4 Station
towards Park-Ring - Images and Text © by Merisi
Your leaves and chestnut flowers are much earlier than ours!
ReplyDeleteMerisi, how lovely is lilac's scent? We are beginning to see the annual arrival of lilacs and peonies for sale at all the corner flower stands. Soon it will be lilac time in Central Park.
ReplyDeleteI really like the photo of the gardener giving that giant shrub a shaping.
xo
In Warsaw forsythia is just beginning to bloom, rather late this year, BUT they are forecasting temperatures over 20 degrees C for the weekend and early next week. Seems that this year's spring is more like Canadian spring, i.e. cold until May 15th and then right to summer temperature overnight.
ReplyDeleteLove the last photo. The bushes look like mud pies or our Easter yeast baba's :-).
Oh , I haven't been here in a while.
ReplyDeleteAdore your new banner Merisi!
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Ooh, love the new banner!
ReplyDeleteHere too, the leaves are already fully out and that brilliant, almost surreal early green that feels like a miracle every time one walks outside.
Beautiful images of Spring! Lilacs are blooming in Oregon too.
ReplyDeleteOh, to have a gardener shaping topiaries at my bequest...
ReplyDeleteSpring sure is looking beautiful over there.
ReplyDeleteThis post fulfills all my dreams of Vienna. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteWOWWWWWWWWWWWW
ReplyDeletesuper lush there!
Sun just peeked out in Paris and I'm inside scanning and painting
Oh poop
I like that Gold Johann.
ReplyDeleteA disease affecting Horse Chestnuts here. Leaves turned brown last year. Hope you don't get it there, they look so lovely and fresh.
ReplyDelete11 April 2013
ReplyDeleteWe are not quite there, this year, but I can't wait anymore!
Wishing you a wonderful day,
Merisi
I could not believe the green! And then I looked at the date - 2012! Something to look forward to .......
ReplyDeleteThese are not fair pictures.
ReplyDeleteFrom previous year at the end of April.
Dream on
I am so sorry, won't happen again!
DeleteI just really need the illusion, at least for a day.
Cheers,
Merisi
Beautiful pic !
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Absolutely lovely shots! Wonderful building at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful...what is it like this year?
ReplyDeleteRuth,
Deletewe are behind by about a month, at least I feel that way.
It has warmed up considerably, though, and the sun's shining. It will rain a bit tomorrow, but blue skies will return Saturday. I believe the warm rain will help speed leaves and spring blooms up!
Cheers,
Merisi
Horse Chestnuts in Vienna now? It's not possible :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images of Spring!
Love the fancy flower placement in the last photo.
ReplyDeleteBright and springy swirl.
I think Spring has finally arrived in your beautiful city.
The Johann Strauss statue is really beautiful. Looks like a wonderful place to visit. :)
ReplyDeleteA late April Fools day joke!
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