Looks mighty dangerous. Kind of similar to mesquite trees in Texas with those thorns.

They have beautiful fall foliage but are not easy on the eyes if you stumble into one!

I feel like I just went on a hike! Such a nice break from working at the computer!

The tree photo is especially nice, IMO.

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Just EVERYWHERE! Along the streets and sidewalks, in the parking lots, in every neighborhood, the whole area is awash in white, pale and bright yellow, red, rouge and burgundy, every color of pink and every color of purple. It’s absolutely intoxicating!

I don’t know why, but this Spring, it seems to be much more intense and widespread. Whatever! I’m LOVE-LOVE-LOVING it!!!

That big park has a lot of variety, and most of it is blooming!

Every shot is great.

The Bleeding Heart flowers are stunning with the stone wall or whatever it is behind them! Wonderful composition.

Love the trail through the trees. Seeing it winding away makes me wonder what's around the bend?

The stone wall is part of a water course. I've only shown a small portion of the park. There are also playing fields, a swimming pool, a skate park, garden rental plots, historic structures, a Native American burial site and camping.

I could see myself riding or walking the dogs down that path.

Almost like taking a walk in the park with you.

Great shots, and that lucky one of the hawk and snake is dramatic.

That was a lucky shot, indeed. I wasn't using my long lens, which is best for getting shots of birds and distant objects. The hawk flew overhead and I quickly took the shot, knowing that it wouldn't be a high-resolution image. I didn't know there was a snake in the hawk's beak until I uploaded the shot to my laptop and zoomed in.

I could almost feel being there.

A bright sunny day, in a scenic place. Thanks for sharing the lovely pic's.

one of our Hawks flew directly over us recently with a 3' snake in his claws. We cringed at the thought he might have lost grip and both of us would have have had heart attacks.

A serendipitous shot! I was using my 15-85mm lens for flowers and landscapes when the hawk flew in high overhead. There wasn't enough time get the hawk in sharp focus and I thought the shot was probably a dud. I didn't know about the snake until after I'd uploaded the image to my laptop and zoomed in.

I can't count the times I've looked a photo and said holy cow I didn't see that!