Sunday Trees – 134

….just finished writing my report cards so I’m a little late posting this photo

Japanese Peony 

The Japanese peony is considered a tree peony. Maybe I’m taking some license posting a picture of this beautiful flower on Sunday Trees but I saw it for the first time today and I just had to share it with you. I didn’t know that there were tree peonies. I’d only ever seen the herbaceous  variety.

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Sundays Tree – 131

…..weather remains cool but the leaves are trying to emerge

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Don’t know if this grand old tree is just slow to get out of the gate or if it has succumbed to last winter’s ice storm and frigid temperatures.

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Same location as the previous tree but much more hopeful on the green front.

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Sunday Trees _ 130

…..the trees are finally starting to turn green here

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Both trees weathered the ice storm this past winter without too much damage. In the first photo you can seen the CN Tower in the background. Not too much green on this tree yet but upon closer inspection one can see the buds beginning to appear. In the second photo this grand old willow is bringing forth a blanket of spring greens. In a couple of weeks the foliage on this tree will obscure all views of the homes in the background. Both trees are situated on Ward’s Island, off the shores of Toronto.

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Sunday Trees – 129

….there’s just a slight tinge of green starting to appear on the treetops

Everything seems late this year. This time last year I was writing about the cherry blossoms in High Park (here). We’re looking at another week or two before that will happen. Seeing that there is no canopy of blossoms or greenery I will focus on the bark formations. I’ve always loved the texture of bark.

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