Alright!!! Life is FINALLY returnin' to some of my favorite lunchtime stompin' grounds! WOHOO! Sharin' a few from todays batch of pix! Enjoy! Joe

Blossoms are a BLOOMIN'

More GREEN is comin' BACK AND some cool BIRDS too! (like this Comorant!) Now all I need are some BUGS!!!! Love'em can't wait...need mooooorrreee! L8r! Joe

Thanks! Lifts the spirits a bunch. Tom. : )

Glad for the spring colours

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

And the birds are around in numbers.This shot was a turn around "QUICK get that thing fast shot!!!!"...and it worked. To me it worked anyway. No time for pulling it closer with zoom. owl....?

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

Doug, those flowers WOW! The detail is amazing...they look like purple pinwheels! Hey, Any Idea WHAT kind of bird THAT is?

I was kind of asking myself...looks like an owl to me. It just flew over my head,and I damn near went in water again flipping around to catch it. Those flowers surprised me the way they came out of cam. Kind of 3D looking to me. Sometimes I think shooting with a 70-300 lens is better than a macro. But then looking up at your top one...I think it is time to get back to some like that agin too for spring. and I thought that was a Loon in the bottom one.

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

I wish i still lived in vancouver BC (sniff)

Question the question. Answer the question. Question the answer...

I wish I knew what I was gonna say :oP

Must say it is a nice place to live.

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

Joe i LOVE those blossoms!!!!!!!!! we started getting them here about 5 days ago. no pics yet of any blossoms. your birds and scenery shot is quite beautiful! doug...fabulous flowers...lighting is awesome! kinda looks like an owl...fantastic capture. careful!!! :) i have a couple but they're boring compared to what i see here. Spring has sprung and i am going CRAZY!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

oooooh!! so pretty!!!!!!!!!! luv the blossoming tree! & purple blooms!! :D went to my father's today (hr away) & had to stop half a dozen times for some bluebonnet/wildflower shots... this is Springtime here :]

Ooooooh! The #2 is totally gorgeous Joe!!! Doug, what a splendid shot! So sharp! And Cyn, u definitely live in Paradise!!! I'm dead jealous! :( crying out loud

I am sitting here in Brass Monkey Weather....You Northern Hemisphere Buggers have stolen the Warmth! Lovely Flowers all....aah...the Blue Bonnets...ooh..how I would love to roll in that Field..... with...You flutter flutter

errr... better look out for stickers, chiggers & fireants!! flutter, flutter ;] bundle up over there briany & wear your wooly mitts xo

Oh oh!! Doesn't sound like paradise anymore...... :(

& rattlesnakes! sssssssssss----------------< not so bad, come on... you'll luv it pascale! especially!! finding scorpions in your bed or clothes! oh boy!! :]

U're kidding right???

no :]... with Spring/Summer... the critters come out to play!! & looking for water we've had 2 guests get stung by scorpions that crawled into bed with them at separate times, if you don't roll on them they'll leave you alone & no worse then a wasp sting

i had one hiding in my jeans once, you never saw someone rip off a pr of jeans as fast as i did just then! got stung twice... oooooooo

& the rattlers, you just need to be aware of & look where you step walking cross country, wearing boots help cuz you DO NOT want to be bit by one of those!!! bad news... i lost one of my favorite cats to a rattler up near the house :(

i must be in a gabby mood :] i get that way when i'm excited :] hope i'm not generating too many ebots for you guys... i think when i get my highspeed it'll be better... those ebots... hopefully :o)))

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OMG!!! I do NOT want to live there anymore! Not a chance!!! Geez!! Long live Swanscombe and it's ugliness! LMAO!!! No but really....I don't think I could cope with that! The English country side is just fine by me! No such fear! And yes, I remember about ur cat....it was last year wasn't it? :(

yes :(... but that's the country life, i'm use to it now... can be just as tough on the animals but it's a natural occurance... & cats are curious, he was fearless... probably was just protecting the area, good mousers for sure but taking on rattlesnakes is best left to the wilder bigger cats (i.e. bobcats)... k, off to clean house & get out for awhile... Happy Spring! :]

I just cleaned the house too! ;) But not going anywhere! Have a good time tonight Cyn! ;)

This is one of the groundhogs(some folks call them woodchucks) who grazes the grass and lives in tunnels in the open space at the track where we workout a few days each week. (Yikes..that is too much in one sentence!)

Each spring we see them start to come out. They have one tunnel(right by the nose of this one) and a few others we haven't discovered yet. These peaceful vegitarians sit for a moment but if we get within 15 feet or so, they split right down the tunnel.

So, not a good pic, taken "on the run" with my old carry cam, Minolta dimage100. That was the closest we could get..

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Such great shots. Hooray! For Spring!

Awwww! What an adorable 'lil creature Thomas!! Thx for sharing this! :)

how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? :] cute little guy... kinda reminds me of our armadillos that run around here digging up holes :]

A Woodchuck would chuck Wood if a Wood Chuck could chuck Wood thats how much Wood a Wood Chuck would chuck if a Wood Chuck could chuck Wood :]