One of my favourite subjects to photograph is flowers and as the northern hemisphere gets set to burst into bloom I’m celebrating with a floral bouquet of blossomy photos.

Sitting in a friend’s garden in Seattle, I noticed a solitary rosebud gazing skywards as dappled sunlight cast leafy shadows on the walls.

There’s nothing quite like a burst of bright yellow daisies to chase the blues away.

I found these ones hiding out in Mesa Verde National Park.

I couldn’t resist taking a snap of this flashy, frilly streptocarpus on a tabletop in California.

Guatemala is awash with the most fabulous blooms, but the one that really caught my eye was this Clock Vine Flower, originally from India but growing in profusion in Antigua.

Are you ready to create a bouquet of your own?  If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:

• Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Blossom
• Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
• Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
• Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes

I’m still working my way through all those great River posts from last week, but I can’t wait to see what sweetly perfumed treats you have in store for me this week.

xxx

Ailsa

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. – Anais Nin

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. – Marcel Proust