You are much too kind Diana, thank you π I do enjoy some aspects of winter, the lowering sunlight for example, but spring always beckons to me π If I could hibernate for sure, I think I would lol! π
I think I have been doing just that. Sleeping odd hours, writing bizarre poems haha. Getting dust on lenses. Snowdrops are appearing here, bulbs are bulbing π
Your poems are amazing, as are the images which accompany them perfectly! I cannot believe how quickly this year is going already, and that soon it will be time to bring the clocks forward.
Thanks from the heart Pete!
Yes, the time change approaches and once again, in my mind the clock hands seem to have a blurred nature to them as time races.
I’ve never seen one of these — they are a beautiful plant. On the other hand, our ten-petal anemones are out, as well as other early spring flowers like buttercups. It won’t be long, now.
I still haven’t seen one of these, but now I know the difference between snowdrops and summer snowflakes (or just snowflakes) which I have seen I have a photo of a some snowflakes I found in a cemetery on Lagniappe — I’m going to add a note with a link to this post, as it will help people who are trying to sort out the difference.
Beautiful sign of spring and capture! We are expecting 12-18 inches of snow here in Colorado so it is not quite spring yet, although it has been a warm winter.
Thank you, Denise π The max amount of snow I have had here in England is around 4 to 5 inches, and that brought everything to a standstill! Spring will be here before we know it π
A really lovely photo. I tend to see things in plants and flowers and here I see a very rare white, green-spotted hummingbird slurping up nectar from a snowdrop. Even more rare, you caught it at rest! π
Thank you, Adele π With the temperatures going up last weekend I thought spring had arrived, but it is going to get colder throughout the weekend and the week ahead.
Beautiful photo! We have these starting to grow (despite the snow) here at the gardens, but the photos never turned out for me this year. They planted all of them in such dark, gray, areas!
Dear Pete
Thanks for sharing this lovely flower.
Wishing you great saturday evening
Didi
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Thank you dear Didi π I hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend.
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Wow! Such a wonderful photo. I can’t wait for spring – over here, we just got some cold snow!
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Thank you very much π I do like the snow, but I still look forward to spring.
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Pure and pretty…excellent shot, Pete!
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Thank you, Indira π I just love these small, delicate blooms.
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The Snowdrops are back! I love these.
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They sure are, Sandy π
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Beautiful photos! We have to wait yet another month before they appear in our garden
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Thank you π Yet that month will soon fly by and you shall have them!
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Hooray Pete! Iβve missed your magnificent macros. Twas the season for hibernation πΈππ
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You are much too kind Diana, thank you π I do enjoy some aspects of winter, the lowering sunlight for example, but spring always beckons to me π If I could hibernate for sure, I think I would lol! π
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I think I have been doing just that. Sleeping odd hours, writing bizarre poems haha. Getting dust on lenses. Snowdrops are appearing here, bulbs are bulbing π
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Your poems are amazing, as are the images which accompany them perfectly! I cannot believe how quickly this year is going already, and that soon it will be time to bring the clocks forward.
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Thanks from the heart Pete!
Yes, the time change approaches and once again, in my mind the clock hands seem to have a blurred nature to them as time races.
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What a welcome sight!
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π I can’t wait for spring!
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Me neither! π
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The petals are almost translucent.
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Absolutely wonderful and beautiful. The arrival of Spring makes everybody happy!
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Thank you, Anita π Spring is my favourite season, and it can never come soon enough!
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Only a few flowers blooming here, thanks for color ππ
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It felt a bit like it today in the sun Pete despite the morning frost.
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I have felt spring in the air this weekend more than any orthers. It will be here before we know it!
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Forecast not so good for next weekend though Pete, did see a Bumblebee today.
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Lovely, Brian! I have yet to see my first bumblebee of the season.
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So lovely, fine detail!
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Thank you, Belinda π
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What a beautiful photo, Pete. You really captured their beauty.
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I appreciate that, Pat. Thank you π
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Beautiful snowdrops!
I have not seen any here yet, but soon … π
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Thank you, Anki π
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I’ve never seen one of these — they are a beautiful plant. On the other hand, our ten-petal anemones are out, as well as other early spring flowers like buttercups. It won’t be long, now.
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Thank you, Linda π I will be on the look out now for more spring flowering plants as the air grows warmer and the sun stays with us longer.
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I still haven’t seen one of these, but now I know the difference between snowdrops and summer snowflakes (or just snowflakes) which I have seen I have a photo of a some snowflakes I found in a cemetery on Lagniappe — I’m going to add a note with a link to this post, as it will help people who are trying to sort out the difference.
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Beautiful sign of spring and capture! We are expecting 12-18 inches of snow here in Colorado so it is not quite spring yet, although it has been a warm winter.
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Thank you, Denise π The max amount of snow I have had here in England is around 4 to 5 inches, and that brought everything to a standstill! Spring will be here before we know it π
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A really lovely photo. I tend to see things in plants and flowers and here I see a very rare white, green-spotted hummingbird slurping up nectar from a snowdrop. Even more rare, you caught it at rest! π
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Thank you, David π I love the way you see the world! π
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Yay! π
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Yur photo is beautiful and shines. I am currently delighting in a host of them too. Such harbingers of spring.
miriam
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Thank you very much, Miriam π I am glad you are enjoying your snowdrops there, too π
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Worth slogging through a long, wet winter to see our lovely snowdrops emerging. Mine haven’t managed to rot this year.
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Oh, it sure is. Jill!
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Beautiful photo of a delicate but pioneering flower. I thought spring was just around the corner but it’s verifiably freezing tonight!
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Thank you, Adele π With the temperatures going up last weekend I thought spring had arrived, but it is going to get colder throughout the weekend and the week ahead.
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Beautiful!!
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Thank you π
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Beautiful photo! We have these starting to grow (despite the snow) here at the gardens, but the photos never turned out for me this year. They planted all of them in such dark, gray, areas!
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Thank you, Sumyanna π The weather has been so poor here this spring those are all the photos I have taken of spring.
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