Friday open thread: flower report

[dolorosa_12]

I walked to the swimming pool this morning accompanied by a dawn chorus of birdsong: wood pigeons, sparrows, and blackbirds. When I emerged for the return journey, Ely was shrouded in misty rain, and the cathedral was disappearing into the sky.

Everywhere there are signs of spring.

Today's open thread is, quite simply: what are the flowers like where you are? Here, we've got cherry and plum blossom, daffodil bulbs emerging from the soil, flowering rosemary, and buds just starting to appear on one of the quince trees. Here's a photoset I put up on Instagram.

Please feel free to share photos or descriptions of your own floral scenery in the comments. For those of you in the southern hemisphere, flowers are probably going to be harder to come by, so instead: what is the plant life doing as things turn autumnal?

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[futurism]

I was born and raised in the Southern Hemisphere so there's always something blooming year round over there, oddly enough what's most common during spring is flower trees, of all things! Namely the Jacaranda, Jasmine, Star Fruit flowers and Flamboyans. Special mention to the Passionfruit flower which even though it's not a tree it has a very vibrant presence to it: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/passionflower.jpg

Spring is beautiful no matter where you are though, and I'm looking to see the cherry blossoms coming spring!

[dolorosa_12]

Oooh, jacaranda! Where I'm from in Australia jacarandas flowering was always a sign that summer was on the way.

Those passionfruit flowers are gorgeous!