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Monday, April 1, 2013

Catching the Light

As we were driving  home yesterday in the early evening we were stunned by the glowing white ahead of us.  We pulled over to the side of the road by a small walnut orchard - in full bloom. We've lived here for 12 years and never once before have we seen this.  It took our breath away.




The sun was low in the sky and made the blossoms glow

Somewhere in the orchard there was a young man walking around taking photos from inside the trees


The most spectacular white









It looks like a good year for walnuts.

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22 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 1, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    Thank you for showing these great pictures, has never seen anything like that.

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  2. From A Worcestershire HillApril 1, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    What beautiful blossom and photographs. I have not seen walnut blossom on the few walnut trees near where I live, I will look more closely. Thank you for your comments on my blog.

    Gillian.

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  3. CrispyApril 1, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    Oh my, those look stunning!! Remindes me of the trees around here when the frost is heavy on the bare trees.

    Crispy

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  4. islandwonderApril 1, 2013 at 11:28 AM

    WOW!!!! Looks like it is going to be a great harvest.

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  5. LmkazmierczakApril 1, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    Blossoms aglow and blossoms galore♫♪ What a great experience! My Catching the Light effort: http://lore-eleven.blogspot.com/2013/03/moonball-caught-in-tree.html

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  6. Karen @ Beatrice EuphemieApril 1, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    What a lovely scene! I can just imagine how wonderful it would be to walk among the blooming trees! The fragrance must be amazing! I hope the bees were out doing their job for lots of walnuts to gather! xoxo

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  7. Lynda (Granny K)April 1, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    How very beautiful!

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  8. NonnieApril 1, 2013 at 5:40 PM

    amazing sea of white! I have never ever seen a walnut tree in blossom. I'm figuring that these are English walnuts, right? When we lived in the country, we had black walnut trees, and they never bloomed.

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  9. LauraApril 2, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    wow, such gorgeous blossoms!

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  10. Powell River BooksApril 2, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    My grandmother lived in Central California near lots of walnut orchards, but I never got to see them in bloom. All I remember is either winter bare or summer in full leaves. Your book sounds interesting. I'll go over to Amazon to check it out. - Margy

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  11. UnknownApril 2, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    wow, these are absolutely beautiful! dreamy captures...

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  12. TheChieftessApril 2, 2013 at 12:18 PM

    How beautiful!!! We had a walnut tree in our back yard when I was growing up! But I don't remember such glorious blossoms!!!

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  13. betty-NZApril 2, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    That is an amazing sight! You never think about where things come from until it's brought to your attention. I had no idea walnuts had such delicate blooms.

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  14. thewovenspokeApril 2, 2013 at 4:57 PM

    Absolutely Beautiful!

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  15. KarenApril 2, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    Glorious blooms!

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  16. UnknownApril 3, 2013 at 12:30 AM

    The original poem is about cherry trees, but I think it is fitting to change it to "walnut" in honor of these trees:

    Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
    Is hung with bloom along the bough,
    And stands about the woodland ride
    Wearing white for Eastertide.

    Now, of my threescore years and ten,
    Twenty will not come again;
    Take from seventy springs a score -
    That only leaves me fifty more

    And since, to look at things in bloom,
    Fifty springs are little room,
    About the woodland I will go
    To see the cherry hung with snow.

    Lovely photos of a perfect, irreproducible moment! -BB

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  17. ValerieApril 3, 2013 at 1:06 AM

    Brilliant captures, JoAnn, both from a distance and close-up. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. Hootin AnniApril 3, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Oh most definitely, I agree....they DO glow in the sunshine. Such a pleasure to view.

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  19. AnonymousApril 3, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    Oh Wow! Simply divine photography of Spring's beautiful flowers for NN ^_^

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  20. Rambling WoodsApril 6, 2013 at 6:30 PM

    Oh how beautiful... Made me smile.. Thank you for joining into nature notes.. Michelle from nature notes

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  21. purethoughtsApril 7, 2013 at 6:31 AM

    Gorgeous!! I hope to see those kind of trees here! Thank you for sharing and for joining Wednesday Whites!

    raya of http://www.colorsandcontrasts.com

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  22. purethoughtsApril 9, 2013 at 10:42 AM

    Hey, Jo Ann I am so sorry to miss your comment, it was in the spam folder. By the way, I featured your photo for this week's wednesday Whites. I see you were able to successfully link up your entry. Yes, some people join my meme without linking back.. simply link back your entry to http://www.colorsandcontrasts.com or use one of my badges in the upper right corner, click edit and copy the code and you should be able to link up! Hope to see another entry from you for WEdnesday Whites ! xoxo

    Raya of Wednesday Whites

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