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A spring-time coating of snow turns the Flatirons and Ponderosa Pines a crisp white along the Front Range near Boulder, Colorado.
Significant spring snow fall is relatively common in this part of the world, as evidenced by the fact that 3-5" fell a few days ago, 3-7" more are forecast to come down again tomorrow night, and this photo was taken two years ago showing the exact same thing. A friend of mine accurately described the Front Range spring weather as, "50% winter, 50% summer, poorly homogenized." Typically, we observe several weeks of lovely warm temperatures in the 70s ˚F or higher sometime in March or early-April, which causes the deciduous trees to accumulate enough warmth to begin leafing out and possibly flowering. The cold and snow then arrive, wreaking havoc on any fruit trees so foolish as to produce blossoms. I checked our crabapple this morning and can clearly see the tight flower buds just beginning to develop and separate from the unfolding leaves. Of course, the temperature for tomorrow night is forecast to fall to 18 ˚F, which is somewhat depressing for someone who was hoping to ferment cider from local fruit this coming autumn. Such are the seasonal travails of life in this particular place.
Happy spring-time to all!
I had to stop taking photos a few weeks ago. I wouldn't usually post health stuff but I'm afraid I've had a hemmorhage on the optic nerve on the retina in my right eye and a 'posterior vitreous detachment'. I won't go on but I can see thousands of tiny dots, oil-like streaks and flashing lights in the eye and was told it may be months before things improve, even then not fully.
The consultant said go out and take photos as best you can. It's been a sobering time, a time to reflect on what really matters in life. I've been to the local gardens a few times and taken some shots just using auto focus. I never thought I'd be so grateful just to sit on a bench and look at the beautiful colour all around...the things we take for granted.
Still feeling a bit low but determined not to stay home feeling sorry for myself. I can't spend much time on a screen right now so please excuse me if I don't comment at the moment.
I'm still not up to the present year, I'm afraid. Just remembering the trips back home from school along the lakefront last year. Riding the kids home from school is one of my favorite things. With spring in full bloom we weren't in a big rush to get home.
Another sure sign of spring in the Willamette Valley of Oregon is the spring lambs in the fields. They are fun to watch as they romp around and play with each other. They are very cute too.
Spring Light, Goor, the Netherlands.
The last remains of mist resulted in beautiful light conditions. So I went to one of my favorite photo locations to make this photo. You will find more photos of the same road in my gallery, shot last winter and last autumn.
Also flowering are a couple of Cowslips, all no doubt very welcome for the insects that have been tempted out of hibernation by the warmer sunshine.
Spring Deers! with two different types of custom hugs, and 4 different colors!
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Probably the last three of my green Hellebores, which have also had a good spring but a combination of cold, wind and heavy rain meant there weren't many opportunities to photograph them at their best.
Gotta loves spring...da aminals, the flowers, the breeze.
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Spring is hard to find today after 4 inches of the white stuff overnight.
Apricot blossoms don't look so good - maybe the snow will insulate them?
Good things about spring snow - no shoveling, it melts in a couple of days and give the ground a much needed soaking.
Spring is blooming in my Mom's gorgeous garden! Here you can see her beautiful Saucer Magnolia in all its glory & just behind is her Flowering Almond! The yellow one to the right is her perfumed Mock Orange which should bloom in a couple of weeks, if it ever warms up again!
LA: Leucojum vernum
EN: Spring Snowflake
DE: Frühlings-Knotenblume / Märzenbecher
HU: Tavaszi tőzike
The spring snowflakes are becoming rare in the wild in Germany and in many countries due to the fact that their preferred living place: wetlands, mires, swamps, floodplain forests are disappearing.
In Germany it is a strongly protected plant, already on the Red List of endangered plants.
Another factor that "helped" the plant to get onto the Red List is the collectors who had been digging them up for sale or for their own gardens.
Typical of the plant is that 1-2 flowers can be seen per stem and the white petals have an orange, yellow or green spot.
The entire plant is poisonous.
These plants I found in the Maisinger Gorge, near Starnberg. The area is protected, as a water protection area. That means that any activities that can pollute the groundwater are forbidden. The beautziful little city of Starnberg at the Starnberger Lake gains its drinking water from this area.
Maisinger Schlucht, near Starnberg, Germany