It is finally Mountain Laurel season and that was the focus for today. It started with this reflection landscape at Hawley Reservoir in Pelham.
From there, the tour went to Shutesbury. Actually it was a brief tour with only two locations but Shutesbury had a few stops.
More to come.
Stephen Gingold Nature Photography Blog 
I find the buds just as appealing as the open flowers. Have you done any macro pictures of a bud? If so, perhaps you’ll show one in an upcoming post.
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I was glad to find so many clusters with unopened buds and the flowers that were open were still fresh. No, I did not do any extreme closeups, but there is still tomorrow.
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As Scarlet O’Hara said at the end of Gone With the Wind: “Tomorrow is another day.” Go for it.
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We’ll see. I had other ideas for today but maybe I can do both.
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Beautiful reflection.
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Thank you, Michael. It’s a good location for fall foliage reflections as well.
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Now I want peppermints. Those buds are delightful. The ones that are close to opening look like decorations that belong on a fancy cake. In the first photo, I especially like the way the bare branches extend out to each side, like baby’s breath or ferns in a bouquet.
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Cake decorations! Nice. The branches complete my illusion of a fish which is often how I try to compose these reflections. Same with the Puffer’s Pond reflection.
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That title is too, too much. 🙂 I used to love looking at those intricate little cups close-up, and the buds, too – such structure! They are amazing plants. Beautiful photos!
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I enjoy making up words on occasion. 🙂 They are such lovely flowers and so abundant. We’re having a great year for them…lots of rain makes a big difference. Thanks, Lynn.
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That’s good to hear!
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