Dogwood Blooms #WW
Welcome Kittens & Dawgs! Did you notice I changed my featured image for today’s post? Yep, I’m changing it to a “not-so” Wordless Wednesday. I thought about doing this for a while now and after a friend visited last week, she commented…”Thanks for sharing you Wordless Wednesday (though there were a lot of words in there! LOL!)” That’s when I knew I needed to make the switch to show accurately what my mid-week photo hop is about. I’m a talker, so it comes as no surprise that my personality shines through with words with each daily entry on blog.
Last month’s spring blooms delivered my favorite, the dogwood tree flowers. In past years I always caught the dogwood blooms past peak, but that never stopped me from taking pictures. However, this year, I managed to catch them at peak in my neighborhood. YAY, me!
Have you heard of the Dogwood tree legend? If not, you might want to read, Legend of the Dogwood Tree. In our area we have white and pink dogwood trees. It makes for spectacular view to see both kinds planted together. One day, I’d like to have my property with several of these beautiful trees which tells me the earth is coming alive again, but these trees remind me of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Now, I invite you to link your WW post below.
What’s things or people are inspiring you this week? How’s the look in your viewfinder?
Have a fototastic day!
23 Comments
Snowbrush
I love your introduction to your blog, and I love your photo at the top.
Here in Oregon, we also have both kinds of dogwoods as well as others that are more akin to shrubs than to small trees. I moved here from South Mississippi, and was surprised to find that almost anything that grows there will also grow here, at least where planted. The only things that don’t do well are things that need high heat and a long summer.
Cathy Kennedy
Snowbrush, I figured the Dogwoods can be found in most states. I don’t think they’d do too well in warmer climates, though. One of the things I like living southeast is that we get all four seasons and I can’t imagine life anywhere else, but I’m open to exploring new places if the opportunity arises. Thanks for visiting. Have a good weekend!
stevebethere
That is bloomingtastic Cathy heheh!
Have a great weekend and thanks for reflecting by 🙂
Cathy Kennedy
Thank you for visiting, Steve. I hope you have a good weekend, too!
Mary B
Cathy
I love your words. The pictures are wonderful, but it’s your words that I most cherish.
Mary
Jingle Jangle Jungle
Cathy Kennedy
Mary, ahh, I’m glad you love what I have to say. Words just make a post better!
Liz A.
Pretty flowers.
Arlee Bird
Difficult for me to ever be wordless.
Dogwood time in Knoxville! Always a special time for the city and surrounding area. I was never there much to drive on the Dogwood Trails, but when I did go they sure were enjoyable. In fact at least one year my mothers neighborhood in Maryville had the Dogwood Trail markings stenciled on the streets as an official Dogwood Trail. She lived in a very pretty neighborhood.
Arlee Bird
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Tossing It Out
Cathy Kennedy
Lee, the dogwood blooms are now gone. They were beautiful when they were around, though. I love seeing them! We usually drive the Sequoyah Hills Dogwood Trail nearly every year and this year was no exception. I knew the trails were in Maryville, but I have not been on that one. We may have to look into driving that one next year. It would be nice to have a change. Shot, we haven’t driven the one in Fountain City, either. lol Oh well, just two more to look forward to cruising when the blooms come back. Thanks for visiting!
XmasDolly
You definitely have a good eye for a great picture girlfriend! I don’t think we have any of those around here at all. Although I’m right by Fox River you would think we would have more plants, but we don’t. Just as well for me and my son though. We’re both allergic to bees.
Rorybore
they are just beautiful. I would so love to have on in my own yard. Going to check out that story.
Cathy Kennedy
Les, they are beautiful blooming trees! I think it would be awesome to have a long driveway lined with these trees, don’t you?
Patrick Weseman
Very beautiful photos.
Cathy Kennedy
Thanks Patrick!
Birgit
Now is the time for the beautiful trees to have blossoms that just say spring is here. I love your photo and I’m a talker also soi could never just have a photo:)
Cathy Kennedy
Birgit, most of our blooms have come and gone. I did notice last week a white magnolia tree on the west side of town beginning to show flowers. I need to go back with my big girl camera to snap a few pictures of it. I did that one year, but the flowers were past peak. Maybe this year I’ll get them at their full beauty. Most people who share in the Wordless Wednesday fun love to include lots of words, too. There are only a few people who can really keep it wordless that I’ve seen and you know what? I like it better to read the blogger/photographers thoughts with the picture. 🙂
McGuffy Ann
This is a wonderful not-so-Wordless Wednesday! I like these trees and blooms, and I love legends and stories like that. Thanks for sharing these!
Cathy Kennedy
McGuffy Ann, The legend of the Dogwood is lovely and it was a good fit with today’s photo. Adding little tid-bits like the legend in my posts adds a needed touch. Thanks for visiting!
Srivi
Ah! That’s a lovely shot 🙂
And the featured image is really cute 😀
Cathy Kennedy
Srivie, Thanks to both! ;)lol
Srivi
😀
Thomas Anderson
Hi, Cathy!
You and your big girl camera did a marvelous job of capturing those Dogwood blossoms at the peak of their beauty. I hope everyone clicks to enlarge your picture and study the detail. There were Dogwoods in my neighborhood when I was a boy and I learned the Legend of the Dogwood Tree back then. I hope you will continue to show us the flowers in bloom in your vicinity because they remind me of the nature photos my dad used to take. The family would gather in the game room of our basement every couple of weeks and my dad would put on a slideshow featuring images of blossoms, leaves, tree bark, tree fungus, babbling brooks, frogs, tortoises, insects, etc.
Thank you very much, dear friend Cathy, and enjoy the rest of your week!
Cathy Kennedy
Tom, Clicking on enlarge the image is a great way to see it up close. The Nikkor macro lens does a fabulous job on bringing out details in what I photograph. It’s hard to find the right opportunity to use my macro lens, but this spring I found a few times to put it to good use. I’m glad my photo shares remind you of your dad. In the 80s DH shot slide film only and I remember thinking how neat it was to project his images bigger than life for us to look at. Of course, it was inconvenient and we rarely did it because of that, but it was a lot of fun. Thanks for popping over to enjoy today’s picture, dear friend!