As we take drives around town and out in the country we just have to stop and take photos - there are so many lovely shrubs blooming this time of year. It is like the whole town is one big flower.
So much to enjoy this time of the year . . .
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A gorgeous tree in the waterfront park in town - caught somebody's dog running through. . .
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Close up of the pink dogwood . . .
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When the blossoms start to fall it looks like pink snow . . .
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Must not forget the lilacs - I've never seen a town with so many of them - oh the scent when you drive or walk by . . .
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That is Ben's head at the bottom of the photo . . . we had just gone to breakfast together . . .
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You just can't resist them . . .
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