close iframe icon
approved icon mortenross avatar Platinum
mortenross
Banner

Fragile and fragrant

Plum (Prunus domestica)

Svartskog, Norway

Winter lingered on for much too long this year, despite the sun rising ever higher in the sk...
Read more

Plum (Prunus domestica)

Svartskog, Norway

Winter lingered on for much too long this year, despite the sun rising ever higher in the sky.

It seemed spring was skipped altogether as summer arrived out of nowhere and in no time everything was ablaze with colors and fragrance.

This is a plum flower on one of my plum trees and it is so incredibly fragrant and tender I simply have to inhale its fragrance as often as I can as it will last much shorter than in a normal spring due to the mid-summer like temperatures of 25 celsius (77F)!

There is another familiar process I treasure as an event of summer – the sound of pine cones opening! In every pine tree countless pines are drying and thus opening to release their seeds – small cracks – like you break a tiny twig, or if you have a cone in your hand – push one of the open cone scales with a finger until it breaks – that’s the sound!

Perhaps the most treasured of all to me is the bright night sky! Now the nights are barely dark when the sky is clear, and it is such a magnificent and magical time!
Read less

Views

1717

Likes

Awards

Featured
Peer Award
Superb Composition
ralu_kha terrymccollum paustowski cohooper Bigbarritto wkinson Olddiamond +17
Top Choice
Romea Joviaal cherylhealy katiemcharg Jhewitt1954 jjderoo kenkast2 +13
Absolute Masterpiece
countryside Living_all_dream luisnoelleon_official Petru_M MichelleAnnHarrison shellymaan PetraDraha +10
Magnificent Capture
chazkar IsNo Dawgbyte KristinaOers Resquin Byronfairphotography Burnettj +4
Outstanding Creativity
aiche1 terilbrisendine Tom74 bronxie Oceanskyphotography Daveh
All Star
Tarunpal23 toddcreed DianeVGarneau Badgrandad
Superior Skill
philden JoseFSandoval KHAdventures
Virtuoso
Ivar-Ola

Emotions

Impressed
Fabi01 dianebowles Gilbert Lauraw0ll MiroslawGudowski PenelopePPitstop PhillipJGordonPhotography +20
Happy
brianbaitystudio ErnaDB markgossman CindyM2022 Perryarntoie AnnJane
Relaxed
HettyHammill

Top Ranks

Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 20 rank
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 42Top 30 rank week 1
Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank week 1

Categories


1 Comment | Report
PhillipJGordonPhotography
 
Superb!
See all
It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.