Tulips, early spring

透きとおる早春の空を思わせる青色のヒヤシンスでゲストをお迎え。

＠Kodomonokuni Yokohama

I've deleted my Facebook account and this is the easiest way to share a few photos with family and friends who seem to like to see them.

The earliest harbingers of spring in these parts. Even before Snowdrops.

It has been said that the lake is 'turning over'....A term used when the ice sinks to the bottom of the lake and the lake water 'turns over' and becomes the lake we know in spring summer and autumn. The ice on otter lake is usually 2 to 3 feet thick...It was used for ice boxes and refrigerator cars 100 years ago for it's clarity and excellent taste.. After the ice sinks, (Usually the way for otter lake), they say many huge fish are either seen or caught....Until the lake 'turns over'. This lake is 90 feet deep in the center. I think the lake was 'turning over' the morning i took these photos.

Trent River just east of Glen Ross. Only a bit of ice still clings o the shore line.

early spring, seeking sun, sunday morning after storms and snow on overberg. near grabouw/elgin

Early spring afternoon at Michelsee

© Julian Köpke

On Saturday morning, after a quick breakfast, we went hiking along a snowmobile trail. The dirt was mostly frozen in the morning, and we didn't experience much of the difficulties making our progress. In some more messier corners we were going through the woods avoiding getting into the mud up to our knees.

The entire area is full of smaller lakes and marshes. We went to explore one, and to our joy, the clouds parted, and the sun added some colors and stronger shadows to the partially frozen lake landscape.

One of the most famous examples of Chinese ink landscape painting. Frankly, I personally, cannot say that I really can recognize or distinguish what in the quality of the line here makes it so special... but... supposedly, true experts in Chinese painting can tell that the brushwork here is amazingly exceptional.

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13/02/2024

同じ花材ながら少しずつ変化をもたせた

おふたりの乾杯グラス。

Gerlinda Personal Stylist​ looking gorgeous in a Wild Sugar by Sajeela​ Spring Dress in the Early Spring print at Cairns Amateurs​ High Tea. Thank you Gerlinda! <3 Sajeela.

Wild Sugar by Sajeela.

Be Wild Be Sweet Be You

the garden kitty is still smiling & hanging around ;)

Found this log with a knot protruding through the frozen water surface. The knot was well weathered, almost white. It was interesting on its own. Adding more flavor to the scene, the sun was lighting this exact spot with the knot, while the rest of the icy surface was left in the darker shadows.

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