Spring seemed to take a long time to develop this year and when it did the trees seemed about ready to burst forth out of their Winter dormancy.  When April rolled around, I asked for suggestions on trees that were coming to bloom and received a suggestion about this tree at the Abbot Public Library.  At the first opportunity, I visited the library and found that I had missed the peak bloom with more than a few petals having fallen to the ground.  That being said, the light was incredible and, when the wind picked up just enough, the flag set at half-staff would wave in just the right direction.

Though the timing wasn’t perfect, the scene before me seemed to be pretty damn close and I decided to work on this image and share it today.  Hope you agree it makes for a nice addition to the recent Spring gallery.