Homage to mid-Winter

How quicly the seasons pass. While some of the trees are still barren, like this one below, scroll down for a small sample of the blossoms that are singing out across the city:

The two pictures that follow are blurred into artistic ambiguity. The images are absent of post-production digital effects. Instead, they serve as a window into the soul of a very inexpensive camera. These images: what were they; what are they?

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