Sunday, November 16, 2008

Today's Flowers: A Lilac Bud


Last spring the lilac bush beside my deck was filled with beautiful white blooms releasing their fragrant scent into the wind. Those blooms have long been gone as are all the leaves on the bush.
Next year's buds are waiting for the warmth of Spring.

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42 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh yes! Nice capture too!~ Love how you zoomed in:)

Mine is, HERE. Have a great week ahead!

Suffeli kuvailee said...

beautiful photos!
have a nice weekend!!

DeniseinVA said...

Hi Carletta, still beautiful even without the blooms. I love the close up of the bud, a promise of things to come :)

Connie T. said...

I love the color of green the buds are. That is my favorite color.

Anonymous said...

The Lilac buds show it, time does not rest. growing, growing to bring you pleasure next spring.
Have a nice week.(The buds look lovely too!)

Anonymous said...

Nice buds.

Leora said...

I love the expectation. What a nice idea for fall, to post a bud. I anticipate a beautiful scent come spring.

Mckay K said...

Nice healthy bud and a nice clean shot.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful flower!

Meire
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juliana said...

the lilac buds look quite developed... interesting how they can wait all the winter before sprouting.
nice shots!

Anonymous said...

Oh I really want to plant a lilac sometime in the future! What a very promising bud...

i beati said...

whata comforting post I love them and miss them so sandy

Dr.John said...

Beautiful pictures. Spring is a long way off.

sweetmom said...

great capture! cute and beautiful...

Unknown said...

Don't know anything about Lilac sound like it smells good and I bet the flowers are pretty.

Anonymous said...

Lilac! Oh I love lilacs and I miss them.

Luiz Santilli Jr said...

Carletta,

Interesting post with a delicate plant!
Thanks for visiting me!

Have a nice week,

Luiz

ChrissyM said...

nice capture.

Jan said...

Great photos, bet you can't wait for them to bloom and fragrance the air.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful buds!

Paz

Day4plus said...

Excellent idea. Spring sounds so nice. I guess I have to wait just like the buds. MB

Unknown said...

I do miss the buds of spring right about now. :)

Sujata said...

Beautiful pictures!

dot said...

A beautiful promise of what is to come!

Anonymous said...

Nice~ Once it blooms it will be gorgeous I'm sure :)

Rose said...

Yeah for lilacs! And old timey flower but one of my favorites.

Rune Eide said...

That last one is beauty holding lots of promises

Inkivääri said...

Nice pics:)

Arija said...

Carletta, great idea to post the lilac buds. Nice shots.

Kerri Farley said...

Lilacs are one of my favorites!!

Unknown said...

that's nice. well taken.

Gattina said...

Very nice picture ! Since yesterday I have a lot of choice for beautiful pictures ! I am in Egypt at the Red Sea. It's wonderful and very warm ! First pictures on my blog tomorrow !

Melli said...

That is such a "hopeful" picture!

Raven said...

Gorgeous.... nice to know that Spring is waiting even as winter settles in. It's damp and chilly here and we are even having snow flurries, though nothing is sticking. Sun has been scarce for the past few days but it's at least peaking in and out today.

Neal said...

Those buds make me wish spring was coming rather than winter. :)

Cathy said...

Ahh...lilacs! One of the few things I miss from my youth in the Midwest. Our lilacs were so beautiful that people would pull over and get out of their cars to start stripping the bushes...until Mom got after them!

 gmirage said...

Unique, I'll wait up for it to open on the coming posts =D

Anonymous said...

Waiting for Spring is always a good action. Hope. Future.

Rambling Woods said...

I'm going to have to go look at my lilacs...I didn't know that..

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Anonymous said...

Nice capture of those cute little buds. :-)

Janice Thomson said...

Excellent macros Carletta. Neat how some plants prepare now for next year's blooming.

Anonymous said...

I love the lilacs, and below the rhodie, in bud. They wait so patiently, don't they? And thanks so much for visiting my Begonias photo for Flowers for Today last week. I really appreciate it. Sara