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Spring foliage growing in the hills of Santa Clara County.
This little intimate landscape vignette comes from a rural county park not far from where I live. I’ve hiked this location for several decades. It is one of my go-to places for quick doses of nature, as I can go there and get in a good hike between breakfast and lunch. Most of the park consists of rather open oak and grassland country, but there are places in the lowlands where things can be quite lush and green at the right times of the year, especially during California’s early spring “impossibly green” season.
I love traveling to more distant landscapes as much as anyone — going to places that seem more rugged and further from the civilized world. But over the years I’ve come to treasure the more local landscapes, too. Admittedly, I’m blessed by living less than an hour from redwood groves and the Pacific Ocean, and only a few hours from the Sierra. But much closer and seemingly less spectacular locations abound here, too.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Looking very pretty at the moment is my Akebia, also known as the chocolate vine as the flowers do indeed smell like chocolate. Akebia quinata is native to Japan, China and Korea, and according to Wikipedia, invasive in the eastern United States. I can report that it's pretty invasive in my garden too, where once it's flowered, it will be due for its annual hacking.
It's the super springy thing again.
Here are more of my spring pics on flickr
Taken on Himatangi beach, NZ.
>> And here are more of my other beach finds on flickr :-)
The leaves in Mississippi are in full sprout mode. I love the fresh green, especially right at the close of winter after all those months of naked scraggly limbs. Nature tells a story, a story of survival and new beginnings. And I am convinced that, if there is a story, there is a story-teller.
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8th largest Missouri spring with daily flow average of 87 million gallons. Called "Spring of the Summer Sky" by Native Americans, Blue Spring is one of Missouri's most beautiful. At 310 feet deep, it is also the deepest and is usually a vivid blue color due the depth and dissolved minerals.
Winter holds a certain draw for me, but only temporarily. I suppose my thoughts echo those of many others.
I can already feel that that tiny change in the air that says spring's coming.
Mostly I'm just looking forward to walking outside without transforming into a human popsicle.
Photo by Caleb Parker
A 25 yard stretch of a spring that feels like a lush oasis surrounded by dry earth and rocky terrain.
This is what Spring looks like in Missoula...well I guess it's not quite Spring yet but it sounds good! lol.. Hope everyone is doing well...not too much going on here...work..work...work!! :P Have a great week ahead!! :)
The first flowers to appear in Spring, and bees love them.
Thank you for your visits comments and favs! :-)
Daffodils are starting to bloom all over.
I had to wait for a few days for the conditions to be right to have some texture in the sky.
Spring is here! Yay! It has been worth the wait...every cold and rainy day! Which is how it was for sunrise this morning. So I decided to stop back by an hour after sunrise, as I noted the sky was clearing up.
D800
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1/400 sec
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3 images blended in Photoshop CC for critical sharpness. Adjusted levels, shadows and highlights, and a tad of vibrancy.
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