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rebeccmeister ([personal profile] rebeccmeister) wrote2022-05-18 08:59 am
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Niagara Falls: Flowers [New York; travel]

I'm not a huge fan of tulips, but I did find this tulip bed at the entrance to the park to be thoughtfully laid out and enchanting. Maybe also the sun was hitting it just right, and the tulips were just reaching that ephemeral stage right before they totally wither and die where they're slightly translucent.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Lots of trees were still in bloom. I love it when the flower petals fall to the ground. Natural confetti!
Niagara Falls

It might be hard to tell from this photo, but I don't know what type of tree is producing these white flowers and I'm curious.

Another fun element in the above photo: that fenced-off area just ahead of where my mother is walking is some kind of archeaological site.

We were there during peak redbud blossom. I fell in love with redbuds during that year in Lincoln. They give off a defiant air: "It is now SPRING, dammit!"
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Fabulous stuff.
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[personal profile] cmcmck 2022-05-18 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Could it be a hawthorn?
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[personal profile] bluepapercup 2022-05-18 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you know redbuds are edible!?
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[personal profile] bluepapercup 2022-05-20 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I have not! My friend in Indiana has them on her land and puts the flowers in iced tea and fruit salads.

[personal profile] annikusrex 2022-05-19 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
love that description of the dying tulip! very evocative.