Springtime is a bit behind here in London Ontario but it truly is forthcoming.

Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.

Thank you to everyone for your visits to my photo-stream....very much appreciated.

In one frame, everything Springtime came together for me one morning in April. Spring buds were just starting on the bare trees as a farmer tilled his field. The spring planting was only a couple weeks away for what would be the August corn crop. In the distance, Shippensburg school students wrapping up the Spring semester wait at the crossing while a Norfolk Southern train passed through on the Lurgan Branch. Spring means ballast trains are running again, hauling stone cars to and from the quarry in Birdsboro, PA for track projects across the rail network.

Paula and fresh rose bush

[Hanimex Automatic MC 135mm / 2.8]

Winchester is beautiful in the Spring!

D700 @ 125mm - f/2.8 - 1/500 sec - iso 400.

Nikon70 -200mm2.8VRII.

Best time for beeing out, strolling around and taking some pics - springtime

I keep stumbling across Linnets out on my walks at the moment. They are so pretty. This is a big crop unfortunately...

The Kingston Lacy Estate, Pamphill, Dorset UK.

A National Trust Property.

Soulis: I Love the Springtime 4.

LISBOA, PORTUGAL

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The green and blue of springtime in the woodland. New leaves and bluebells through to the trees in the distance.

Since the weather was so nice today, I decided to take a walk to the back of the tree nursery I currently live on. I was half way to the back and got a low battery warning on my camera! The warm weather made me a little lazy so I took my small camera. On the way back to my house I got off a couple of more shots and this is one of them. I was amazed at the quality for such a small camera - especially at noon with bright sunlight - which I usually never take photos at this time of day.

There are at least 5 or more different types of trees in this photo - the very large Walnut tree on the right is just starting to get leaves. L A R G E

.. from the archives

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One of the sure signs of springtime is when the Camellia Japonicas burst into bloom, bringing forth starbursts of magnificent red, vibrant magenta, soft pink, flaming vermilion and pure white.

This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.

This week the theme, “patterns in nature” was chosen by Cheryl, Cheryl - Vickypoint.

These four Camellia Japonica blooms I photographed in the Fitzroy Gardens one bright Friday after work in September last year.

Camellia japonica, known as common camellia, Japanese camellia, or Tsubaki in Japanese, is one of the best known species of the genus Camellia. Sometimes called the rose of winter, it belongs to the family Theaceae. It is the official state flower of Alabama.

Just on the edge of the Melbourne Central Business District\'s formal grid of streets, you will find the beautiful Fitzroy Gardens. A haven of green with avenues of elms, lush rolling lawns and beautiful seasonal plantings the gardens are populated with various buildings and points of interest.

In spring, the central avenues lined with elms have beds of daffodils and jonquils spring up from beneath them. Their beautiful golden yellow and crisp white colours are always a welcome sight when they burst forth for they herald the arrival of spring in Melbourne.

The Fitzroy Gardens was named after Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy (1796-1858), Governor of New South Wales (1846-1851) and Governor-General of the Australian Colonies (1851-1855). The Gardens have a long history of over 150 years, few other capital cities can boast such a significant garden so close to the City\'s centre. As crown land the City of Melbourne are the custodians to preserve and oversee this magnificent garden, visited by over 2 million local, interstate and international visitors each year, it is one of the major attractions in Melbourne. It features many beautiful statues, a bandstand, the Temple of the Winds, a conservatory and Captain Cook\'s Cottage.

....eppure ha più dignità ...di certa gente!!!!!

Springtime has arrived in the forest as a most beautiful sight to behold....Hooray to Springtime !

Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul....Darrell.

Have a safe and fantastic day dear flickr friends.

Thank you to everyone for visiting my photo-stream....very much appreciated !

Thorner., Leeds

Springtime changes so quickly depending on weather and which cat is perceiving it. Pepper here thinks it is going to start raining again any moment, and why don't I open the front door and let us both in... completely ignoring the daffodils. Happy Caturday theme 20 Mar 2021 (Vernal Equinox) "Spring." And he made Explore! Starting at 375.

One sunset, 4 focal lengths. The extremes are, apparently most interesting as entirely different pictures: while wideangle is often a landscape 'default', the closer look explains why telephoto is just as essential for landscape photography.

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"There's something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter." - Unknown

Despite the rainy days all week, there is much to enjoy in our local park. It is easy to be distracted by the new spring birds arriving to add their own refrains to the sounds of the forest. I love the new growth and the calm reflections of the river that flows through the park. Every day it's a different walk in the park!

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It's been a long winter so it's so nice to finally see flowers in the garden.

Taken last spring, these delightful buds are from the Crabapple tree in our front yard. I can't wait to see them flowering again in a couple months!

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From last summer, or late spring I should say, on a super long walk, enjoying handheld single shot IR experience. Interesting how the significance of an image changes, once the subject / location is gone or altered.

This is the entrance of a ~4km canyon, with a stream and track, kinda nice, but a severe storm flattened lots of forest there last summer, so this spot looks very different now!

Fun fact, I was actually in the canyon while it all happend. If there is a proper chance to get killed by falling trees or lightning, that was it. (I couldn't have know of course.) It is an eerie story actually, but I spare you the details.

I was half-way in the canyon until the weather got borderline crazy, so I turned around and the way back was like a survival obstacle course, climbing over and under fallen trees in intense rain with lightning while the wind was still ripping out whole batches of forest, breaking huge trees like toothpicks. I will never forget the sound that makes!

The parking lot was covered in trees already also, it would have been the end of my car if I had parked there, but I didn't for some reason. That shit was serious.. 💨 ⛈️ 🌲🌲 🌳 🌲

Nikon D3300 (APS-C / DX, fullspectrum mod)

Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di ll VC HLD

heliopan SH-PMC deep orange (22, E2) 4x filter

ISO100, 13mm, f/8, 1/200sec (-3EV)

(therefore ~19mm FX / full frame equivalent)

single shot, handheld, ..jolly / sweaty

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I wanted to make this shot for a couple of years now but never made it because; no time when the conditions were perfect, no great conditions when I had time.... well you probably recon it if you are not shooting photo's on a professional base.

But finally everything fell into place and I could frame this gorgeous rural spring scenery.

Magnolia stellata, tähtimagnolia, puistoon istutettu puu

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Some beautiful light along Seven Bridges Road this week. The wildlife has been sparse but nature rarely disappoints. I’ve been busy cooking up a few ideas while nature is getting ready to cook up a new batch of offspring. This season is a great time for creativity and things anew. It’s also a great time for revisiting some of the things we all tend to lose touch with. Make your Springtime connections! #GreatEgret

last picture from the serie Michiel gave me to edit..

Thanks my friend for always gave me great pictures to edit..

Looking up at springtime leaves on a tree in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Taken with a Canon 5D4 and the Sigma 135mm Art lens.

Photography Blogging by Geraint Rowland

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I support action #stayathome so I retouched springtime photo from last year, cute Speedy with some white flowers.