2022 Flower Explosion Begins
2022 Flower Explosion Begins
It’s happening again. In the next few days, the 2022 flower explosion begins. The flowers in the front of our house begin to bloom between the middle of April and May. During this period, the view out our front door is 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, purchased the home in January 1998, and moved in February. That spring, we got a huge surprise. All these different kinds of flowers bloom. The house provided us with a beautiful 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. The trees transform our house into a canopy of green during April, a shaded, secluded oasis.
First to arrive are the tall red tips with their purple flowers. They announce the coming of spring. 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 largest bush in the front of our house is the monumental azaleas bush. When it blooms, it’s the grand finale.
Because of their beauty, I go out and photograph the flowers each year. Over the years, I’ve probably taken thousands of pictures of the flowers in my front yard. Here are a few images from the previous 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
These images are some of the new pieces I’ll have for sale at the Art Inventory Sale next Saturday, April 23, from 1-5 PM at the Harris Pavilion in downtown Manassas, VA. I am a Manassas Art Guild (MAG) member, and we 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,” If you can’t make the art show, stop by my Etsy Shop, where you can purchase a selection of my digital paintings.