While much of the country is still slogging their way through snow and ice, here in Northern California, the rains have returned.  But the other day, I was caught by surprise by the first cherry blossoms beginning to make their appearance on our backyard branches.  I find myself checking every day to make sure they haven’t been washed away with the rains.

 

These large format works by photographer Nick Knight, with their melting liquidity, seem to be disintegrating before the eye, just as the rain beats upon the new blooms of a coming spring.  The colors run with a painter’s touch, some petals fall but others remain strong.  We don’t always know why some flowers are allowed to remain on their branches while others spill to the ground before they’ve even had a chance to fully bloom.

To see more of Nick Knight‘s work, please visit his website.  More from the Flora series can be seen at Show Studio.

All images via Show Studio.