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Flower Explosion at Our House

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Between the middle of April and May, we have a flower explosion at our house. A multitude of flowers blooms at different times during this period, making the view out our front door exquisite. The funny part is, we didn’t know about this flowered front when we purchased the house 24 years ago.

We initially saw the house on New Year’s Day and purchased it in January of 1998. We moved in February. We got a huge surprise that spring. All these different kinds of flowers bloom. The house provided us a wonderful wedding gift (May 9). Since that first spring, mother-nature has welcomed us each spring with an orchestrated display of flowers.

Rite of Spring

It’s the rite of spring where the bare trees surround the house at the end of March, where you can easily see the neighbors. Then, like magic, the buds start to grow. During April, the trees transform our house into a canopy of green, a shaded, secluded oasis.

First to arrive are the tall red tips with their purple flowers. They announce the coming of spring, a flower explosion at our house. Then it’s the azalea show, starting with baby pink and white azaleas. The baby red roses make their appearance to break up the azalea string. The biggest bush in the front of our house is the monumental azaleas bush. When it blooms, it’s the grand finale.

Because of their beauty, each year, I go out and photograph the flowers. Over the years, I’ve probably taken a thousand pictures of the flowers in my front yard. Here are a few images from this and last year’s bloom. As this year’s flowers bloom, I’ll take more pictures and provide a follow-up blog entry. To see more examples of my photography and digital painting work, go to the Gallery section of my website. Enjoy

 

Art Inventory Sale Saturday

Remember, these images will be some of the new pieces for sale at the Art Inventory Sale next Saturday, April 24, from 1-5 PM at the Harris Pavilion in downtown Manassas, VA. Manassas Art Guild (MAG), of which I am a member, will have a stall. Please stop by and see some terrific art done by local artists.

In addition to digital paintings for sale, I have my book, “Digital Painting using Adobe Photoshop,” and a few 2021 calendars left for sale at 25% off the regular price.