Prunus spinosa (blackthorn)
Prunus is a genus of shrubs and trees that includes plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. A lot of them have white flowers and a lot of them bloom in the spring. This species, (probably) Prunus spinosa, is in my neighbor's back garden. It seems to take the approach that 'more is better' and is totally covered in these snow white blooms.
Blackthorn was brought to North America by British settlers and it's very hard, dense wood was at one time used to make Irish shillelaghs (a cross between a walking stick and a hefty club). As a food crop it fails compared to many other members of the genus but it sure knows how to turn on the charm on a sunny, spring morning.
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Sargans, Switzerland, 25 March 2024
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Hilja Raviniemi ~ Untitled (Flowers), 1960s. Collection of the Finnish Museum of Fine Arts | src Valokuvamuseo · IG
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Da qualche parte in ITALIA
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Botanical Ceramics impressed by hand. We love wild flowers and plants, these are plants we found in our garden:
forget me not, wild carrot, thyme, yarrow
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E bastava la letizia di un fiore a
riportarci alla ragione.
Alda Merini
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Crocus
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A free ticket to Lotusland? Forget it! It's early spring so welcome to Crocus-land. The spring crocus is very beautiful but it's strictly time-limited. In two weeks it will be gone but worry not! As the world turns, Crocus-land will magically reappear - same time, same place. You can depend on it.
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By the side of the road, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil, 21 December 2023
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“Non cercare di forzare nulla. Lascia che la vita sia un profondo lasciar andare. Dio apre milioni di fiori ogni giorno senza forzare i loro germogli.”
— Osho
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