Apple Blossom Time!

I decided to do a study in apple blossoms tonight. The dog had been really naughty today while we were all away - she gets that way when we have not been home much - and so, I decided to go outside and walk around the yard with her. It didn't take me long to go back in for my camera...the apple tree that had been loaded with pretty pink buds and newly opened flowers the other day had transformed into one giant pale pink pom-pom of a tree!

I know that the pictures won't do the real thing justice, but I couldn't resist.

If you have any apple trees near you, go get acquainted with their delicate pink flowers and soft, sweet fragrance. Then you will agree that we have one of the nicest state flowers in the nation!!