The Darling Buds of May

I had to soften this because it didn't come out very sharp. But I liked the shot, with its blossom in the foreground and background, so tweaked things slightly until it came out half decent.

This is an ornamental apple tree in my front garden. The colour is gorgeous.

Full view recommended, thanks.

And I can't resist adding the poem that accompanies the title because it is one of my favourites -

William Shakespeare - Sonnet #18

Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And Summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And oft' is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd:
But thy eternal Summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.


Hubby and I have also just finished watching The Darling Buds of May series on DVD. We love it and watch it every spring!