Spring, my favorite time of the year… when the yard springs to new life! From the tiniest little blue and purple wild flowers growing in amongst the grass to the blossoms opening on the apple trees, everyday is a new discovery. Even though I’ve lived in the same place for thirty years and have a pretty good idea of what is going to bloom next, it is still a joy to me when each plant bursts forth in color. Winter has a way of making us appreciate spring with new eyes.

This is how the apple trees look this year. Hopefully, the blossoms will turn into apples that last until harvest. The past few years the weather has not been kind to the blossoms and we ended up with apple-less trees.

I was inspired to paint some blossoms. I am trying to learn how to paint white flowers giving them the right shade coloring.

Do spring flowers inspire you to create?