Pussy Willows

[JAS_Photo]

I have to go with jellotranz. The softness of the upper and lower buds is then repeated even more softly in the clouds.

[Mad Aussie]

I've always wondered what Pussy Willows were ... and I still don't know

Is it like a weeping willow? And these are some sort of flower?

Critique wise I guess it's as people have said above ... a very narrow DOF has only allowed one bud/flower to be in focus ... a higher f-stop would allow more AND possibly darken the sky a little bringing out more blue.

[casil403]

I've always wondered what Pussy Willows were ... and I still don't know

Is it like a weeping willow? And these are some sort of flower?

A pussy willow is a type of bush. I believe the furry white things are the buds coming out....certainly a sign of spring in here in North America. The buds don't stay on the bush all year but turn into leaves I think.
We also have similar ones called wolf willows also ..they give off an amazing scent in the late spring early summer and produce little white berry-type things...
Then there's weeping willows which are a type of tree that you sound a bit more familiar with....we have those here also.

I hope that clarifies things for you MA....

Thanks for your comments everyone also

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks Casil. Yes we have weeping willows so I assumed this was part of the willow family. I remember hearing about pussy willow in kids books I'd read when I was widdle so it's cool to see what they were on about it.

[F8&Bthere]

Looks like you got down low for that shot! Nice work to get all sky in the background. I'm not much of an emoticon guy but....