D137-2013  Tall old pink dogwood, probably nearing the end of its life.
This one stands in the northeast corner of the cemetery, not far from the May family vault.  If you look closely you can see the broken ends of branches near the top of the tree that were torn away from larger limbs during a bad ice storm this past winter.

Rising even higher into the sky, behind the dogwood, are the upper branches of a venerable redbud tree (its trunk is the one furthest right in this shot).
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Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D136-2013 A veritable wall of lilacs in a yard at the corner of Ridgeway and Geddes Ave.
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Near the entrance to Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
D136-2013 Giant lilac shrubs
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Along Geddes Avenue, near the entrance to Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
D136-2013 Redbud trees at the corner of Harvard and Geddes.

Near the entrance to Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
D136-2013 The brief period when lilacs, redbuds, and dogwoods are all in bloom.
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Along Geddes Avenue, near the entrance to Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
D136-2013 Lilacs in a private yard.
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Along Geddes Avenue, near the entrance to Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
Poignant, romantic, or clichéd, depending on one's point of view.
Bleeding hearts are fairly common plantings in cemeteries, with an obvious message, though they are also frequently included in Valentine's Day bouquets, but with a very different message.  I think they are so daintily beautiful and so unusual of shape that they are justifiably loved for their own sweet sake.

DP139-2013  Posted May 19; processed ditto.

Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 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
D136-2013 Lilacs
This shot shows the variety of colors to be seen:  white, pale pink, typical pale purple, blue violet, deep magenta.  It's quite a show!
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In the grove and along the main path from the Geddes Ave. entrance
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16, 2013
D137-2013 Tall old pink dogwood, probably nearing the end of its life.
This one stands in the northeast corner of the cemetery, not far from the May family vault. If you look closely you can see the broken ends of branches near the top of the tree that were torn away from larger limbs during a bad ice storm this past winter.

Rising even higher into the sky, behind the dogwood, are the upper branches of a venerable redbud tree (its trunk is the one furthest right in this shot).
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Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D137-2013  Tall old pink dogwood, probably nearing the end of its life.
This one stands in the northeast corner of the cemetery, not far from the May family vault.  If you look closely you can see the broken ends of branches near the top of the tree that were torn away from larger limbs during a bad ice storm this past winter.

Rising even higher into the sky, behind the dogwood, are the upper branches of a venerable redbud tree (its trunk is the one furthest right in this shot).
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Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D137-2013 Tall old pink dogwood, probably nearing the end of its life.
This one stands in the northeast corner of the cemetery, not far from the May family vault. If you look closely you can see the broken ends of branches near the top of the tree that were torn away from larger limbs during a bad ice storm this past winter.

Rising even higher into the sky, behind the dogwood, are the upper branches of a venerable redbud tree (its trunk is the one furthest right in this shot).
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Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
See photo in original gallery.