A bower of blooms 
Perfumes the air.

DP137-2013  Posted May 17; processed ditto.

Colors from white to deep purple, and every shade and tint in between can be found in the extenseive lilac plantings in the top part of the arboretum.
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
I'm just starting to process all the lilac shots I got yesterday (May 16).  Here, of the few I have processed, was my second choice for a DailyPhotos post:  http://smu.gs/111ldq2
D116-2013  Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica; also Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf, Roanoke Bells)
I photographed plants from this same patch, at the same state of blooming out, on March 27 last year (http://smu.gs/10lPIXk), i.e. a full month earlier than this year.

Forest Hill Cemetery, northeast corner, adjacent to the Arb, overlooking the Peony Garden.
April 26, 2013
D105-2013 Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas.
The blossoms were just beginning to open.  Most were still in bud.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 15, 2013
D105-2013 Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas.
The blossoms were just beginning to open.  Most were still in bud.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 15, 2013
D105-2013 Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas.
The blossoms were just beginning to open.  Most were still in bud.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 15, 2013
D105-2013 Silly Scilla
With a layer of cutout (followed by poster edges).
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 15, 2013
D108-2013 Witch Hazel at the end of its spring blooming season
Another first for me, seeing petals from witch hazel littering the ground.  It's too early to tell what is just beginning to spout among the petals.

North side of the Michigan League
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
April 18, 2013
D108-2013 Witch Hazel at the end of its spring blooming season

North side of the Michigan League
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
April 18, 2013
D108-2013 Cornelian Cherry, Cornus mas
These were on specimens that were pruned as small trees rather than bushy shrubs.

East side of the Michigan League
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
April 18, 2013
A bower of blooms
Perfumes the air.

DP137-2013 Posted May 17; processed ditto.

Colors from white to deep purple, and every shade and tint in between can be found in the extenseive lilac plantings in the top part of the arboretum.
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
I'm just starting to process all the lilac shots I got yesterday (May 16). Here, of the few I have processed, was my second choice for a DailyPhotos post: http://smu.gs/111ldq2
A bower of blooms 
Perfumes the air.

DP137-2013  Posted May 17; processed ditto.

Colors from white to deep purple, and every shade and tint in between can be found in the extenseive lilac plantings in the top part of the arboretum.
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
I'm just starting to process all the lilac shots I got yesterday (May 16).  Here, of the few I have processed, was my second choice for a DailyPhotos post:  http://smu.gs/111ldq2
A bower of blooms
Perfumes the air.

DP137-2013 Posted May 17; processed ditto.

Colors from white to deep purple, and every shade and tint in between can be found in the extenseive lilac plantings in the top part of the arboretum.
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
I'm just starting to process all the lilac shots I got yesterday (May 16). Here, of the few I have processed, was my second choice for a DailyPhotos post: http://smu.gs/111ldq2
See photo in original gallery.