Happy Beltane, I hope you've all had or are having a lovely Mayday. I celebrated by taking blossom pictures, it seemed appropriate. There will be more serious posts in the next couple of days but for now, it's time to soak up some spring eye candy!

White on white, one of my favourite colour combinations...

Kirsty Hall: Apple Blossom, April 2008

It's always struck me as odd that magnolia is often decried as a really boring paint colour, when magnolia petals themselves are such an exquisitely subtle combination of pinks and creams.

Kirsty Hall: Magnolia Petal, April 2008

The shapes of the magnolia blossoms delight me every year...

Kirsty Hall: Magnolia Blossom, April 2008

Although we don't have one in our garden, there are lots of magnolia trees in Bristol. This is the last blossom left on my neighbour's tree.

Kirsty Hall: Magnolia Blossom, May 2008

It's not just white blossom, there's plenty of pink around too...

The apple trees are in full bloom...

Kirsty Hall: Apple Blossom, May 2008

...but the cherry blossom is starting to fall.

Kirsty Hall: Drifts of Cherry Blossom, May 2008