Mid-April is the time for flowering dogwoods and vast expanses of wild mustard growing in the fields all over Carroll County… later in the year, these fields will be planted with Soya beans or Corn, but for now, they are just a golden mass of flowers, gently swaying in the slightest breeze. The dogwoods are something to look forward to, as they appear just as the Cherry Blossoms and Magnolias are fading, and they are much more durable blossoms. April is also the time of heavy rainfall here in Maryland, and delicate blossoms like the cherry don’t hold up well. Here are some of the pictures I took in Gaithersburg, and along Rte 27 north of Mount Airy, on the road to Westminster, MD. Mostly flowering dogwoods and fields of mustard blossoms – and a few redbuds.
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Redbud |
Redbud |
Redbud |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Pin Oak flower |
Birch flower |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Redbud |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Thistle |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Dogwood and Mustard |
Photographed with a Sony Alpha 700 and Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Zoom lens. I used a Polarizer. Close-up of Pink dogwood photographed with a Sigma 50mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 lens with Tiffen 812 warming filter
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