Russian Olive Tree In Bloom

1 June 2009 #38 #75

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I never realized that the Russian Olives bloomed.  They don't even seem to drop their leaves over the winter, so why would they bloom?  Driving around Minneapolis, I noticed that these scrubby little trees seemed bushier and more yellow/green.  Check out the new growth!  All of the Crab Apple trees stopped blooming 2-3 weeks ago, so I was excited to see another of my favorite type of tree blooming away.

Again I am aware of how much of a challenge it is to photograph the Russian Olive tree.  There is no clear center of focus.  It is hard to know if I can crop the image to create some sort of compositional pleasantness.  These are okay.  I'll keep shooting.