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A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら)
Old chair, broken springs, and light leaks
Shot on a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta (6x6), negative shot (scanned) with the Fuji XH1
Sorry everyone for not being on Flickr much lately. It's been a very busy time at work, many staff on leave or sick. Now I'm on holidays, so looking forward to some R&R and time to go out photographing!! And yes, I'm slowly catching up with you all:)
I love the formation of clouds especially at sunset when you bring in all that wonderful colour. This is taken out the front of my house on a Spring Sunset Evening.
My daughter says it almost looks like a Love Heart in the sky.
The sun has already been over the horizon for a couple hours as IAIS 505 leads two brothers (including the Rock Island Heritage 513) on the South Amana to Cedar Rapids turn through the Iowa countryside south of Walford, Iowa. The hefty train is being lifted over the top of the grade, and will soon be on the roll downgrade on the last few miles towards the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City (Crandic) yard on the southeast side of Cedar Rapids. Ahead they'll drop the interchange and pick up the maximum number of cars the three GE products are rated for on this line (to the disappointment of the Cradic yardmaster who wanted to get rid of more cars...) before returning to South Amana.
While I've had a chance to photograph the Iowa Interstate a number of times, I hadn't managed to get a train on the Cedar Rapids line despite the relatively regular schedule (It seems like I always get distracted by IAIS trains on the "main line" whenever I'm in the area). But I decided to set out on this fine early spring morning with intentions of finally chasing the SACR and CRSA. Things couldn't have worked out much better; just as I arrived the southeast side of Cedar Rapids, I heard the IAIS 505 get a warrant north. This line, owned by the Crandic, has a lot of character as it winds it's way through the Iowa Countryside with just a few backroads following alongside. Track speed is just fast enough to keep things interesting but just slow enough to allow one to chase, and there's lots of neat curves and props (like the wooden bridge I'm standing on to take this shot). While it's not a gaggle of Crandic Geeps or even IAIS SD38s running through here anymore, it's still a neat line to shoot.
Portglenone Forest
On Friday afternoon I took a run out to Portglenone in search of some bluebells. Initially walking through I was very unsure as to whether or not I would find any or not, but decided I'd try and make the most of it in any case. I went on a path I wouldn't usually begin on and came upon this patch of bluebells and daisies mingled in together. The way the light was hitting it was a real thing of beauty and I spent ages looking at the intricate detail in these flowers as they danced in the spring wind and sunlight.
Great are the details that the Master puts into His creation - right down the minute details that we often do not see. This spring why not stop, look and give your soul a reason to praise His name for His marvellous works!!
Enjoy!!
A walk in the park
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Stitched from 7 free hand shots using PanoramaStudio
Opens: April 1 Closes: April 15
MadCatCreations - Men - His Cardigan with HUD
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the Mischief Menagerie Group to access the gifts.
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1. Sweet Spring, 2. Blue Fantasy, 3. Spring Dream, 4. Blue Season
Blogged: Blue Spring
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Even the trees are putting on new growth. This is a hickory, I think. Even the chickadees and titmice seem a little perkier than usual. (The titmouse is opening a sunflower seed.)
The start of Spring | The time for new beginnings...
Happy Spring!
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Canon 5D Mark II
85mm f/1.2L II
1/400 sec @ f /1.8