Taken a few weeks ago, before the leaves started dying as the prunus x blireana moves toward its barren stage for a good while.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-twenty-sixth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The theme for this one is “This Made Me Smile“.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Leya is curating this one. The next one is curated by Sofia.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.