celebrating trees in spring
Spring is absolutely my favorite tree time of the year. Trees in spring almost—almost—make winter worthwhile. In winter, the leafless trees seem barren and forbidding. But in spring, the delicate green tracery of budding leaves dresses up the branches, showing off the trees’ underlying architecture to best advantage. (The architecture of trees is amazing!)
It doesn’t last long, this lacy phase. And it’s ephemeral. Trees in summer—resplendent in green—and trees in fall—outrageously dressed—are easy to capture in photographs; trees in spring are not. So I celebrate this brief, ephemeral moment of trees in spring that signals winter is really over, life is being renewed, and brighter days are ahead.
What is your favorite “tree time” of year?
Note: This post is part of April’s 30 Days of Celebration. To read more, click on the category link for Celebration.
give me a daisy 
Autumn, by far.
That used to be my favorite tree-time, too. My appreciation for trees in spring didn’t evolve until after I moved to New Mexico.