Red blossoms

“The Cherry may be the prettier of the two; but when once you have seen the red Plum-blossom in the snow at the dawn of a spring morning, you will no longer forget its beauty.” - Fujiwara no Kinto (996-1075)

The pink, or red flowers of flowering quince bushes, <i>Chaenomeles</i>. No fruit, or no other colors, in this gallery. Sorry. These grow on bushes, 2-3 m/yd tall, and are a harbinger of Spring. I have a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinlabar/sets/72157624046453606/">set of photos</a> of these flowers, in my own photostream. Isn't God a great artist?

OM-1/E.Zuiko AUTO-T 100mmF2.8 Kodak Ultracolor400

Shinnyodō Temple, Kyoto 真如堂、京都

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Flowers just outside my home. These are the easy and beautiful subjects to fulfill the desire of photography!! By Parmanand Sharma

I liked the bokeh in this photo. Its a swan on the lake at Auburn Botanical Gardens

Red cherry blossoms in full bloom.