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Sakura Spring 2018 Cherry Blossom Time in Hot Springs Arkansas

Posted by Lee Hiller on March 4, 2018
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Spring may be a date on a calendar for some but in the Historic District of Hot Springs, Arkansas it announces its arrival with the blossoming of the cherry trees.   A swath of pink from Nature cutting through the concrete and brick darkened by the storms of winter.

Love to ALL!
Lee

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Awakening Pink Sakura in 2016

Posted by Lee Hiller on February 23, 2016
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As winter fades the first Sakura buds open to reveal red stars among the pale pink petals.  Against the grey sky they are a constellation of beauty in the tree limbs above. Drops of rain caress the blossoms reflecting one and other.

Love to ALL!
Lee

Awakening Spring Forest Hot Springs National Park

Posted by Lee Hiller on March 26, 2015
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The waking Forest is painted with a gentle dusting of spring.

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Lee

 

Sparrows Enjoying Breakfast in the Cherry Blossoms

Posted by Lee Hiller on March 22, 2015
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I have been photographing the Cherry Blossoms in the Historic District of Hot Springs, Arkansas for the past five years.  Last year I discovered Sparrows mate among the beautiful blossoms Happy Spring 2014 – Sparrows Dance of Life.

This year I learned they pick and eat the flowers. I was curious to know why are these birds were eating the buds and blossoms? The simple answer is that they are highly nutritious. Some experts believe the blooms have more nutritional value than buds giving flower eating birds an advantage in late winter and or early spring when food can be scarce.

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Lee

Cherry Blossoms Glowing in the Fog

Posted by Lee Hiller on March 21, 2015
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Rain, snow, ice bombarded the forming Cherry Blossom Buds twice this year.  I was delighted to see that some buds had survived and were opening to reveal waves of pink.  As I set up my first shot I noticed a light fog rolling off the surrounding mountains to caress the delicate new blossoms.

Love to ALL!
Lee