During a recent work break walk, a tree outside the Onondaga County Parks Department offices had it all.
Perfection.
Shape. Color. Aroma, even.
Sweet scene.
I had to snap it from both sides with my iPhone 8 before hustling past and getting back to the library.
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Oh I love it when the aroma is so powerful. The perfume of a tree. Lovely.
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It can just smack you upside the head in a good way, MBC.
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I was sitting with my mom on her patio today, she had a plant that I do not know the name of, when the wind passed over it, it shared that plant’s aroma with us all. It was such a treat.
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Ahhhhhh.
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oh, that’s amazing. what kind of tree is it?
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You had to ask, didn’t you, Beth? Cherry of sorts? Dogwood?
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This post has it all, Mark.
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I’m glad you like the way it blossomed today, Ann.
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