Flowering Trees

I love these purple trees (redbuds?)--they always look to me like a purple mist rather than something substantial. 

My neighborhood is a gorgeous blooming garden at the moment--it is full of color, including the bright new greens of spring.

I love these snow puff balls of flowers. There's a pink tree of these outside the living room window at Little Gidding. 

This all makes me want my own yard so that I can plant in it: a pink dogwood tree, some lilac bushes, and a redbud.