Monday, April 20, 2015

Our World!

Welcome to this week’s Our World!! Spring has really moved into Portland and the northwest in general the past few days with temps almost reaching 80 degrees!! And it is heavenly!!  Not hot, just beautiful and full of flowers, flowering trees, amazing colors and SO much beauty!!  Hope all of you have a wonderful new week!!

Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees. ~Author Unknown
You can’t be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet. ~Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons, 1964

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I willingly confess to so great a partiality for trees as tempts me to respect a man in exact proportion to his respect for them. ~James Russell Lowell

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30 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoApril 20, 2015 at 4:27 AM

    Beyond beautiful Sylvia.. I'm a bit of a tree hugger myself :)

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  2. Yamini MacLeanApril 20, 2015 at 4:58 AM

    Hari OM
    Oh Yes!!! YAM xx

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  3. EG CameraGirlApril 20, 2015 at 5:16 AM

    So beautiful, Sylvia! Glorious!

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  4. jabblogApril 20, 2015 at 6:38 AM

    Beautiful, Sylvia, and your quotes are lovely.

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  5. LowellApril 20, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    Is this what Portland looks like right now? Wow! You are a fortunate person to live in such a paradise!

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  6. BarbApril 20, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    All that moisture is now providing a lot of beauty!

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  7. AnonymousApril 20, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Wow - summer is there! And those blossoms are so fabulous!

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  8. mickApril 20, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    Beautiful flowers and trees. Your photos are great and I especially like the first one. It looks like an especially beautiful time of the year.

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  9. eileeninmdApril 20, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    Wowser, lovely blossoms and trees.. It is a great time of the year to see these beautiful trees.. Lovely photos, Sylvia! Have a happy new week!

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  10. Sallie (FullTime-Life)April 20, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    Stunning pictures. Happy Spring. Thanks so much for hosting as always. I love OWT!!

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  11. Jane Hards PhotographyApril 20, 2015 at 1:57 PM

    Those blossoms are spectacular

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  12. carol l mckApril 20, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    Magnificent photography of nature's Spring beauty!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  13. carol l mckApril 20, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    Magnificent photography of nature's Spring beauty!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  14. Photo CacheApril 20, 2015 at 3:21 PM

    Oh my goodness, so much beauty!

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  15. LeoviApril 20, 2015 at 4:55 PM

    Beautiful flowers! I love the light in your photos, pure delicacy!

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  16. magiceyeApril 20, 2015 at 6:01 PM

    Oh wow!! Brilliant captures all!!

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  17. AlApril 20, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    Beautiful spring photos, Sylvia - it's snowing again here as I speak! I hope you have a great week.

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  18. TexWisGirlApril 20, 2015 at 7:03 PM

    wonderful! just wonderful!

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  19. Yogi♪♪♪April 20, 2015 at 7:38 PM

    You have some major blossom mania going on Sylvia. Our roses have not quite opened up yet.

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  20. IndraniApril 20, 2015 at 8:38 PM

    Great quotes there and such delightful pictures Sylvia.

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  21. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiApril 20, 2015 at 8:48 PM

    There is nothing more beautiful than trees in bloom in spring!

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  22. LewApril 20, 2015 at 9:07 PM

    Beautiful!You are a little further into Spring than we are.

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  23. Pietro BrosioApril 20, 2015 at 10:11 PM

    Pure beauty, Sylvia!

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  24. lotusleafApril 20, 2015 at 10:15 PM

    The beauty of the flowering trees make my breath catch! Thanks for the lovely pictures, Sylvia. Wish you a wonderful week.

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  25. IngridApril 20, 2015 at 11:31 PM

    Beautiful spring greetings !

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  26. Reader WilApril 21, 2015 at 12:56 AM

    These trees, especially the first one, are so very magnificent, exquisite! I have n't seen any tree here in my neighbourhood so full of flowers! I think it's still too cold.
    Have a great spring week, Sylvia
    Wil, ABCW

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  27. Stewart MApril 21, 2015 at 3:32 AM

    Thats a lot of flowers!

    Nice.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  28. GeorgeApril 21, 2015 at 8:44 AM

    Spring is beautiful in your part of the world. I love the trees full of blossoms.

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  29. UnknownApril 21, 2015 at 1:13 PM

    I'm in awe at those trees, Sylvia. They are simply GORGEOUS!

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  30. JackApril 21, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    I love your spring flowering trees.

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