Showing posts with label Vincent van Gogh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vincent van Gogh. Show all posts

Sunday, February 23, 2014

The Awesome Almond Blossom

Vincent van Gogh: Almond Tree in Blossom

Here in the Mediterranean, we are blessed with a temperate
 climate, and the last few weeks have been wonderfully
warm with highs reaching a balmy 22ºC /72ºF.


These pleasant conditions were a sunny invitation for the almond
 blossoms to come out and dazzle us with their pretty petals,

Vincent van Gogh: Blossoming Almond Branch in a Glass with a Book

 in playful, pastel pinks and chiffon, waify whites,
 overshadowed only by their own signature fragrance.


 A few weeks ago, they burst onto the scene,
 demanding our undivided attention,


not that this was necessary,
 as they had it from the moment they arrived.

 

In a splendour of silky softness, 

Vincent van Gogh: Branches of an Almond Tree in Blossom


they sprung from their gnarly, wooden apparatus,
 to dance daintily in the breeze, like weightless trapeze artists, 


  lightly floating to the ground, where the wind 
scattered them sporadically across the land,


unless they were snatched by a travelling talent scout, 
grooming them to gracefully grow, and bloom, and sprout,

Vincent van Gogh: Blossoming Almond Branch in a Glass

 into magical, awesome blossoms, magnificent throughout.


 A big welcome to my new followers and warm hugs to all!
Thanks for visiting! Wishing you a lovely week ahead! 
xo
Poppy

 Photos: Poppy View
Van Gogh images: Google   
 
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