Blue Jay

Meteorologically, this has been a year like no other. Temperatures have been all over the place, sometimes far too hot, sometimes far too cold. The garden wildlife has been very confused too. Our ultra cold and prolonged spring resulted in a 100% failure for the breeding toads and an almost complete absence of any insect life until now when one or two species are at last appearing. Brimstone butterflies are normally seen in early springtime, but this pristine specimen turned up yesterday and posed beautifully for me. Normally these butterflies are notoriously difficult to snap as they rarely rest for any length of time. This one was most cooperative - an exciting and rare photo opportunity for me.

film

bronica SQ-A, 180mm f/4.5, Ilford XP2+, yellow filter, homemade filter developed in HC-110

I started to photograph my negatives with a digital camera and a macro lens instead of scanning them. It’s so much faster and easier than scanning!

The pavilion and it's reflection in Meadowlark Gardens

Canadian Pacific's westbound train 287, rushes westbound through the springtime countryside of Reeseville Wisconsin. I must admit, it was rather pretty.

CP 287

CP 9658, UP 5479

Reeseville, WI.

Spring 2019

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Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain

Springtime

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Dreamworld series, picture no 4.

Eurydema ventralis

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Just a couple of miles from my house this beautiful scene exists. :)

Just Half to Go

By

MICHAEL J ROFF PHOTOGRAPHY

Springtime Azalea in full bloom.

in Buckingham

Lovely little Blue Tit flying away after doing acrobatics on the trees at YWT North Cave reserve a few weeks ago.

Photographed last spring at Ricketts Glen State Park, PA.

As the snows are descending on the mainland United States, and the last leaves are falling from the trees, I already find myself longing for springtime, when everything is green and the waters run high in Yosemite Valley.

Murtas, Granada

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standing alive old and grey never too late to say

sorrow and worry, your chains won't make me hurry

to an end

deserved

oh how absurd

to a life begun just now

dirt, mud

mixed with springtime's blood

brings a slow and glorious color

so hurry instead to a life begun

and leave death behind

you deserve hope and the promise this brings.

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At Perry's Cider in Somerset.

The lilac in the garden is in full thrust… and the sight and scent are equally divine. (The variety, for anyone interested, is Lilac Andenken an Ludwig Späth, named after the German botanist and nurseryman.)