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[stargazer]

Jules, I think you might be describing bradford pear trees. They have already bloomed here in Atlanta but so beautiful if only for a short time.

[occasionalrain]

On 4/12/2014 hckynut said:

Share A Happy Thought Today........

My wife just told me that a dog that had been lost since the end of January, here in blizzard country, was found yesterday by her Organization and returned to his owner. Things don't get much happier for the both of us than these types of things.

That would make my day too.

I stopped for gas and a man complimented me on the music playing in my car. I saw a group of teenagers eating ice cream cones, laughing, and having a good time, it reminded me of long ago school days with my friends.

[Shorty2U]

My happy thought Saturday was- I spent the entire morning and afternoon watching my grandkids and we had a blast! (I will be watching them Saturdays off and on till Fall and when schools out 3 to 4 times a week (part time) off and on.

[sylviahomeatlast]

springtime in the Rockies---everything unexpected---beautiful Palm Sunday Vigil Mass--flowering trees blooming or almost---lots of birds nesting---yesterday there was a Sharp-shinned hawk sitting on our bird water for an hour, hunting, I think---it lives around here---and snow is predicted for tomorrow---temps in the low 40'/s so not freezing-----))

[luvdoodles]

We lit our gas grill for the first time this season. Nothing like burgers and dogs on the grill and sat outside and ate. Daughter and her new puppy came by also. It was definitely a happy thoughts day.

[lolakimono]

BF and I adopted two kitties in January, from different organizations. A cat who was very friendly approached us, but we had already decided on one and couldn't bring him home too. When I searched last night, he had been adopted. Love the fuzzy points on his ears!

[Bird mama]

I took down the outside birdhouse that was falling apart yesterday and replaced it with the same cottage style, in the same color with the same features (decorative shutters). My sparrow couple refused to go anywhere near the house yesterday. This morning I looked out the window and they were both sitting on the roof and stoop of the house. I am thrilled beyond words that they've accepted the new house.

[just bee]

On 4/12/2014 stargazer said:

Jules, I think you might be describing bradford pear trees. They have already bloomed here in Atlanta but so beautiful if only for a short time.

The Bradford pear is a common tree here that is one of the first plants to blossom in the spring. Is the tree pear-shaped? What do the leaves look like? Do they turn red in autumn?

Bradford pear leaf shape and color in fall.

Spring!

Fall.