Spring 2015

Spring is such a beautiful season.  I just absolutely love the warming temperatures and seeing the blossoms on the trees as things come back to life after the long, cold winter.  These pictures are all from the beginning of the month.  The sad thing about the tree blossoms is that their time is so short.  They are pretty much all gone now.

Back on the first Sunday this month, I had a the chance to run outside and take pictures of the beautiful blossoms on the trees outside - both kids were napping and Tom was home.

I snapped a quick picture of my reflection in the window next to our building's front door before going inside

We headed over to Quarry Hill to check out the beginning of spring over there.  There weren't any blossoming trees, but it was still pretty.

Checking out the water in the pond

Hello Mr. Goose

And Mrs. Goose!  I saw 4 eggs in her nest (though you can only see 3 in the picture)

I was quite surprised at how close the geese were letting us get to them and their nest

"Ann, smile!"

This is about as close to any blossoms we saw there

Ian woke up!  He'd fallen asleep on the way there and slept for the majority of our walk around

The beautiful tree in front of our building.  This was the last time it looked so full of blossoms.  I snapped this picture as we headed inside after we got back from Quarry Hill.  It was starting to rain as we headed in, and once we got inside it started pouring with a ton of wind.  Flower petals were flying everywhere.

Outside a day or two later blowing bubbles (Ann loves to chase after them and try to pop them)

Ian just hanging out

Ann blowing bubbles

The ground was covered in pink petals

This is one of our neighbor's trees.  I thought the various shades of pink were really pretty

Down by our street - Ann called these "popcorn trees" (I think she got that from my Dad).  This street by our apartment was covered in blossoming trees.  It was so pretty driving down it.