Thursday, April 30, 2009

Magnolia Stellata again... Blossoms in white

Gone now - we have to wait for them another year....




All photos from Munich - photography by Petra Voegtle

More Blooms of the Spring Messengers...

Yes - they are ordinary. But so many flowers are ordinary and still every single one is a miracle. The hyacinths impress with their colours and their wonderful intense scent of which I cannot get enough...


"Hyacinthus orientalis" (Hyacinthaceae)
garden hyazinth, Hyazinthe

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Blossoms in elegant light pink

I am not sure whether these are cherries too - never mind. I have given up in the meanwhile to identify them all. The blossoms are beautiful despite any doubt....



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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Cherry Blossoms in white....

Cherries everywhere now and each one is as beautiful as the next....



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Monday, April 27, 2009

The Blossoms of a tiny Cherry Tree in pink

Isn't this one cute? So tiny and already so beautiful. The backlight of this one struck me...


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Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Blooms of Narcissus...

Nothing special but I like this photo specifically because of the pattern and structures the leaves are forming - there is a lot of movement here

"Narcissus" (Amaryllidaceae)
Narzisse, Osterglocke

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The Blooms of Wallcress...

Only a tiny simple flower but I love the intense colours and the "cushions" they are forming - they are glowing from the distance....


"Aubrieta" (Brassicaceae)
wallcress, Blaukissen

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

The Blossoms of an "ordinary" Magnolia

This is "only" and "ordinary" Magnolia - but soooo beautiful that I simply cannot just leave them alone...




"Magnolia x" (Magnoliaceae)

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Friday, April 24, 2009

Blossoms of the Queen - Magnolia Stellata

This year I managed to find quite a few Magnolia Stellata which is not quite easy. Either the blossoms are not open yet or too far gone...
The perfume of this one was exuberant!!! I hardly could take my nose off...



"Magnolia stellata" (Magnoliaceae)

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

The one the Header is from...the Blossoms of Forsythia

Forgot to show you the photo the header is currently cropped from - an exceptionally beautiful forsythia - more or less near to where I live. What I like is that this one was kept quite natural - I don't like those artificial cuts on blossom bushes...



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Blossoms of a Magnolia Stellata....

This one is only small but I loved the light...

"Magnolia stellata" (Magnoliaceae)

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

More Blossoms of Cherries in pink...

I simply cannot stop to photograph them - the time while you can enjoy them is simply much too short...



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The Blossoms of an exceptional old Cherry Tree...

This was an incredible beautiful old cherry tree....



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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

All in pink - Cherry Blossoms everywhere

More beauties in pink - the pink cherries are in full bloom now...





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Yellow Blossom Beauties...

Did I say it already? The forsythia are extremely beautiful this year - not only is the colour incredibly intense but the blooms last a long time...



"Forsythia" (Oleaceae)

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Spring Leaves...

The fresh green of early spring leaves is soothing to the eye after such a long and cold winter we had here in Munich. I love the view of new life and look forward to new adventures with the camera...




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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Pretty little blue Blooms...

I have to show you some more of these - they are long gone in the meanwhile where I found them. Preserved in photos...




"Chionodoxa luciliae" (Chionodoxa)
glory-of-the-snow, Sternhyazinthe

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

The Cherries are in Bloom....Blossoms everywhere

The cherries are in full bloom in Munich. But the joy is a short one - it is very dry at the moment and the blossoms do last only a few days - so the magnificence will be gone soon...





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A glorious Composition - Blossoms of Cherry and Forsythia...

Normally you won't see this composition here because when the cherries start to bloom the forsythia are already gone. But this year everything is different again...



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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

A beautiful little blue Bloom - Glory-of-the-Snow

This little flower is a glory-of-the-snow and if you let it it soon covers the soil like a carpet....




"Chionodoxa luciliae" (Chionodoxa)
glory-of-the-snow, Sternhyazinthe

All photos are from Munich - photography by Petra Voegtle


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Crocus Blooms in the Meadow...

Cannot stop to photograph them - they are gone too quickly...


Crocus

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Monday, April 13, 2009

A Carpet of Blooms - Violets

They were growing and blooming all over this place: Violets. Another spring messenger...


"Viola" (Violaceae)
violets, Veilchen


All photos are from Munich - photography by Petra Voegtle