The Old Dogwood Tree, Mars, PA
You are a late bloomer,
and I worry every year
if you will make it through
and blossom and bloom.
Such a welcome site
on brittle branches,
your fragile flowers
make their appearance again.
Welcome Spring
from the Old Dogwood Tree.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 
Gorgeous photograph, poignant and beautiful verse. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you haunani!!
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Beautiful photo, Jodi! Beautiful old trees are wonderful! We don’t have dogwoods in the southwest. Your poem is beautiful, too!
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Thanks PJ. Hubby talks every year of cutting them down. Says they are dying. So I get excited when they bloom.
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I would be excited to see them bloom each year too! It would be so sad to cut down a living tree.
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I agree!!! Some parts are dying. 😕
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There is something very sad about a tree that is dying.
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I first read this in my email and didn’t see the photo of the bird. Beautiful bird photo too!
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What bird Pj?
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When I read your post from my email, I saw one picture – the dogwood flower. When I read your post from my reader, there was another picture attached – a yellow bird. Was that not your picture? It was attached to your post.
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Hmmm. I took a goldfinch pic yesterday that I was going to share this week but I didn’t think I attached and it doesn’t show up on mine. Dang!
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It could be a glitch with WordPress. I didn’t see it attached on the email post only on the Reader.
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I do see that in the reader. Lol. Weird
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That is weird! It is a beautiful photo!
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That’s a great photo, Jodi. Do I feel a watercolor coming on in the coming days?..:) That would be cool.
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I may just try George! 🙂
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What a beautiful flower, the bloom looks very healthy, Jodi. So glad the Dogwood produced another gift this year, I love your verse, too!
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They are so fragile and beautiful 🙂
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The gift of a dogwood tree is so joyful and your image is a delight!
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Thanks Cathe! I’m so glad you enjoyed!
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The Old Dogwood made it again for another year! So happy for you. 🙂
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Yay!! 🙂
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Beautiful photos Jodi, thanks! 🙂
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thanks Terry! hope things are going well today!
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more lovely verse and photo dear Jodi! I love this so much!
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thank you sweet Lynn!
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most welcome darling Jodi!
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I have been enjoying the dogwoods in our neighborhood on my walks. There is a really pretty one with peach colored blossoms on it. I like the colors in yours too! Old trees are the best trees! I agree! 💕😊 Enjoyed your photo as well as your verse today, Jodi! 🌈
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that sounds so pretty Jill! We have pink and white, but I don’t believe I’ve ever seen peach.
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Such a lovely poem and that photo is just stunning!! 😍I love this time of year!! 😃
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So fun to see new things popping open every day!
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Lovely picture and I feel the sentiment in the poem! Love Dogwoods!
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Thanks C! 🙂
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Beautiful photo. I agree with George ~ it would make a lovely watercolor.
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I might have tried painting it today (wink!). Maybe will show later this week 🙂
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Ahhh, so lovely! Redbuds and Dogwoods always say spring to me. Ours are blooming now, too!
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Indeed! Bloom on trees!
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Gorgeous photo in its simplicity. Yay! to spring! Thankful to see things come to life.
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Thanks Susan! It is so great to see things blossoming and blooming! Such miracles all around. 🙂
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The purple and yellow together are magical! (K)
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this dogwood photograph of yours is just beautiful ! great design and the color pairing is dynomite!! awesome Jodi 🙂
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Great photo! And I’m glad the dogwood tree is back, for at least another year.
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me too Ann! 🙂
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Beautiful words Jodi and lovely pic. So glad the old dogwood tree has bloomed this year 🙂
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Me too – there are many branches that haven’t, so i am appreciating those that do 🙂
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