Vernal Ephemera

Twice a year the National Capital area becomes a paradise. It happens in the interstices as the climate alternates between being a sweltering, foetid hellscape and being a wretched frozen death zone; and vice versa. These interstices are known as Spring and Fall. This Spring has been particularly lovely, as temperatures have remained stubbornly cool. So the flowers and trees have been preserved like a prom corsage in a refrigerator. Like life itself, the most beautiful things are ephemeral. Enjoy them while you can.

Cornus florida 'Comco No. 1', Cherokee Brave - aka Pink Dogwood