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Krokusse
Seht, wie der Krokus blinkend
mit den ersten Blüten winkend
mutig aus der Erde steigt
und stolz seine Farben zeigt. (EGo)
There were two peacock-eye butterflies that flew at times in a fast spiral dance towards the sky for a while, but I could only photograph them one after the other while sipping nectar on the dandelion flower.
Seen in Thailand
"Easter Lily Vine" Herald Trumpet Nepal"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumontia_grandiflora
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Herald of Winter | Hygrophorus hypothejus | Hygrophoraceae
Samsung NX1 & Carl Zeiss Jena 'Pancolar' 50mm f/1.8
Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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The American Robins were out and loudly singing during my visit to Homer to see the shorebird migration through there. This one chose the very top of an evergreen tree to sing its song. You really know it's Spring when you see robins in Alaska!
Taken 11 May 2020 at Homer, Alaska.
"We're just going to walk again, because while we're still alive we can't stop. That's the power inside each one of us."
Exclusive tattoo by K-tarsis for SWANK Event (June 2018 round).
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Shape "Ragnar" by Poison Rouge
A Red Wattlebird calling early this morning. I tried to find a decent recording of them on line but couldn't find one that captured the rather raucous call well.
Fall River, Massachusetts
I drive by this building every day on my way to work and have had this shot in mind for a while. My first attempt convinced me I needed a tilt-shift lens. And then I got one and it made the shot much easier to compose. I was lucky to have no cars parked outside headquarters on this apparently slow news day. Someone did stop briefly to check the status of a sketchy tire, but they were erased by the miracle of time averaging ;-)
Filters: landscape polarizer, 15-stop ND
Tech notes: taken with tilt-shift lens and maximum upward shift; texture added with Topaz Texture Effects 2
Yep, it's a common Robin but they can't half sing and they can't half pose! This was taken in Kew Woods, Southport a few days ago
Sony A7 Mk III, Sony Zeiss T FE 1,8/55 ZA, Affinity Photo
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The seasons of the year is something that gave me some trouble when I was in Japan. In the west, Spring starts on March 20, on the day of the equinox that bears its name. This clear definition is quite characteristic of the pragmatic and somehow simplistic western thought. Spring starts on March 20, be it in a Mediterranean or in a Scandinavian country. Does this make much sense?
In Japan the divisions are much more fluid, and in accordance with what we feel in the air. Spring starts when tree blossoms start blooming. So, Spring starts somewhere around early February with the Japanese Plum tree blossoms (Prunus mume, see link to wikipedia). It is still cold, but the dead of Winter is past tense.
And I remembered this when I saw these trees so fully alive saying to me in great excitement: "Spring is coming, spring is coming".
Let us give a warm welcome to the coming Spring :-) In northern countries people might have to wait a little longer. But that's it: Spring doesn't start on March 20. That's too simple, or shall I say too simplistic?