I haven’t done a Joys of the Public Domain/Creative Commons post in a while! Today, some fleurs.
Cherry blossoms are kinda the archetypical spring flower.
The Sheba Temple (likely what’s now known as Zōjō-ji), by Herbert Ponting, c. 1907. The National Archives UK
Artist painting cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin. E.B. Thompson collection, DC Public Library.
Much earlier in the spring (at least in my part of the world) there are pussywillows and forsythia
Pussywillow and Forsythia Jan10 CC by-nc-nd Alkelda
And you really know things are warming up when the bulbs start appearing!
Lily of the valley
lily of the valley CC by liz west
Glory-of-the-snow:
blueflowers CC by Nancy Sims
Snowdrop or spring snowflake:
Close-up view of flowers at Maclay Gardens State Park: Tallahassee, Florida. State Library and Archives of Florida.
Irises (and foxglove?):
Sunnie-Holme. Smithsonian Institution
Daffodils:
Diary: 22nd of March 2011 CC by-nc-nd Paul Morris
And last but certainly not least, the gorgeous tulips of the University of Minnesota’s own Minnesota Landscape Arboretum!
Technicolor Tulips CC by-nd Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Happy Spring!
(I know, I know, it’s already getting on toward summer. But it was snowing three weeks ago…)
