Spring in Northern Germany

[rodo]

I finally got a new camera - just in time for spring to hit. Most of the trees around here don't have any leaves yet, but a lot have started to blossom. Here's a couple of closeups from the last couple of days and weeks, as well as two pictures that show off how good my new camera is at making things look a bit moody:

First up, Purple-leaf plum blossoms:



Regular plum blossoms:



Forsythia blossoms:



Cherry blossoms:



As for the bonus pictures, first, have an oak:



And finally, the spruce trees in the forest:

Comments

[megastalin]

The smell of plum blossoms is my favorite thing about spring. Luckily we we have a lot of those here, even around the communist blocks where i live in Belgrade, there’s a few plum trees around

[rodo]

I can't smell them - maybe I could if it wasn't for my allergies, but I can imagine that they smell great. And hey, weren't those communist blocks designed to leave enough space for "nature"? No wonder someone decided to use some of that space for plum trees!

[megastalin]

Yes, they were, many people don't know that but for instance in the blocks where I live, there's essentially a park between each of the towers, so there is greenery and trees among the concrete slabs. And yes, some fragrant flowers such as plums and lilacs.

[rodo]

I used to live in a communist block (in German we not-so-affectionately call them "Platte") for two years, so I'm somewhat familiar with the layout. I had a tree in front of my window too, and also playgrounds and places to have a barbecue. All in all, not that bad, even if they have a bad rep.