I'm linking these beautiful blossoms from our kids' yard to TODAY'S FLOWERS. Thank you to Denise for hosting.
Lovely from a distance, this tree just keeps getting better and better the closer you look ...
... which makes it perfect for I HEART MACRO (thank you Laura). I love the delicate shading on the petals and so the post is also linked to SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY. (thanks to the host team Magical Mystery Teacher, Gemma, and Rose.)
(This tree is in the backyard at our daughter and son-in-law's home. He thinks it is a cross between a catalpa and something else and while the blossoms look exactly like the pictures of Catalpa trees I found on line, the leaves don't quite. Until I find out something different, I'll just call it Catalpa, because I like the sound of the name!)
Thank you to Laura for hosting I HEART MACRO and Magical Mystery Teacher, Gemma, and Rose for SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.
I never saw such a beautiful flower n a tree ! What a wonder !
Posted by: Annie | August 08, 2013 at 05:51 AM
So darn pretty! Nice photos also Sallie!
Posted by: Pat | August 05, 2013 at 08:59 PM
Breathtaking. I wonder if it is a hybridized catalpa.
Posted by: Penny | August 05, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Dearest Sallie,
When I first glanced the first flower, I thought it may be cattleya, haha (one of the orchid) Very beautiful light purple color♡♡♡ Catalpa tree look SO gorgeous; I checked with PC picture page and found similar beautiful tree with flowers.
Thanks to you, I could link to 'todays flower' as well. I trully appreciated about the site, my friend. I feel so bad that I got really busy that I wasn't able to visit the friends who comented me yet. I'll do right after I find time!
Thank you SO much for your sweet comment. I am not a sports type person (actually very tiny woman,haha) I wonder if the children can enjoy the beach much with really high temperature now...
I DO hope your new week is the wonderful one.
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan to my dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Posted by: orchid | August 05, 2013 at 06:56 AM
Very nice flowers of catalpa. I know only with white flowers. Some time ago I also wrote on my old blog about this tree:
http://tunisanka.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/strom-s-nadhernym-kvetom/
Greetings from Bratislava!
Posted by: Daniela Augustka | August 05, 2013 at 03:36 AM
What a beautiful sight that must have been!
Posted by: Jama | August 04, 2013 at 10:00 PM
Fluffy pink clouds cuddling a tree, like little puffs of candy floss...sweet!! Gorgeous photos of a beautiful flower!
Poppy
Posted by: Poppy | August 04, 2013 at 04:41 PM
lovely photos! very beautiful blossoms!
Posted by: Chris-June | August 04, 2013 at 02:50 PM
The flowers are gorgeous.
Posted by: Carver | August 04, 2013 at 01:08 PM
Very beautiful!
Posted by: Gunilla | August 04, 2013 at 10:22 AM
I'll agree with ya
And call it catalpa
I think we've got some
Right here in Florida!
Posted by: Lowell | August 04, 2013 at 09:36 AM
You are right, that is an impressive tree. It reminds me of one in our backyard in Holland when I was growing up.
Posted by: Al | August 04, 2013 at 07:23 AM
This is a beautiful tree. You might have solved a mystery for me, Sallie. There was a lovely flowering tree on the little patio outside our hotel room in Richland, WA and I couldn't think of the name of it. I took some photos to help me remember what it looked like. Thanks to your post, I believe that it was a type of catalpa. You just never know the effects your blog will have!
Posted by: Clair Z. | August 04, 2013 at 05:56 AM
So wonderful blossoms! Gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Mary | August 04, 2013 at 04:33 AM
Beautiful flowers and the tree is gorgeous! Lovely images, Sallie! Have a happy Sunday!
Posted by: Eileen | August 04, 2013 at 03:41 AM
Lovely photos of the pretty flowers
Posted by: Hazel | August 04, 2013 at 03:30 AM
a magical tree! You are right. Keeps getting better the closer you get. :)
Posted by: NatureFootstep Photo | August 04, 2013 at 02:58 AM
Wow, that's really beautiful !
Posted by: Gattina | August 04, 2013 at 01:51 AM
Such a beautiful vast sky.
Posted by: Rainfield (雨田 Malaysia） | August 04, 2013 at 01:10 AM
I think it is in the desert willow group-we have them here too. I love them! Nice shots!
Posted by: Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | August 03, 2013 at 08:32 PM
Oh how very pretty
Posted by: Ramblingwoods | August 03, 2013 at 08:31 PM
Oh wow, absolutely divine! Thanks for sharing Sallie. Happy Sunday :)
Posted by: Denise | August 03, 2013 at 07:19 PM
These are gorgeous flowers!
Posted by: SandyCarlson | August 03, 2013 at 06:59 PM
What a lovely tree to have in one's yard!
Posted by: Lindy | August 03, 2013 at 06:48 PM
what a beautiful bloomer!
Posted by: TexWisGirl | August 03, 2013 at 05:59 PM
Such a gorgeous tree and color and what superb captures for the day!! Magical shading indeed!! Thanks for sharing the beauty!!
Posted by: sylviakirk | August 03, 2013 at 05:37 PM
The middle photo is like a painting. Lovely!
Posted by: Jeannie Marie | August 03, 2013 at 05:36 PM
I have never seen a tree with such beautiful blossoms before. They are gorgeous, a cross between a lily and an iris. That first shot is stunning!
Posted by: Karen, Pixel Posts | August 03, 2013 at 05:34 PM
Magical shading on the petals. A very beautiful tree.
Posted by: Gemma Wiseman | August 03, 2013 at 04:44 PM