Forum: Photography

Subject: Dreams of Spring

helanker opened this issue on Mar 06, 2010 · 92 posts

helanker posted Sat, 06 March 2010 at 12:31 PM

Hello Friends.
Is it allowed to open a thread for posting spring shots, just to have a little feel of the spring, so many of us are dreaming about these days. Just for the comfort.
If this is ok, I would like to se some shots you never got posted, but still have in your folders.

Best wishes
Helle

helanker posted Sat, 06 March 2010 at 12:33 PM

Il post the first one. This are harebells on my Lawn 2008

kbrog posted Sat, 06 March 2010 at 8:55 PM

Here's one for the cause!

babuci posted Sun, 07 March 2010 at 12:27 AM

My mood enhancer...

great blueish purple colors from both of you.

seeya T

helanker posted Sun, 07 March 2010 at 1:35 AM

YAY!! It looks lovely Kbrog and Tunde ![](../../mod/forumpro/art/emoticons/thumbupboth.gif)

Here is one more from me.

helanker posted Sun, 07 March 2010 at 3:10 AM

kbrog posted Sun, 07 March 2010 at 4:44 PM

Very Spring flowers babuci!

Love the purple flowers helanker!

I'll add a little red. :)

helanker posted Mon, 08 March 2010 at 8:00 AM

That is so beautiful, this red flower. :)

helanker posted Mon, 08 March 2010 at 8:01 AM

kbrog posted Tue, 09 March 2010 at 8:48 PM

Been digging in my folders and came up with another one. I'm sure I'll find more.

helanker posted Wed, 10 March 2010 at 1:44 AM

A lovely little azalea :-).......i guess :)

helanker posted Wed, 10 March 2010 at 1:45 AM

Let me se..... yes this one :-D

kbrog posted Wed, 17 March 2010 at 2:55 PM

Here is one just taken.

helanker posted Wed, 17 March 2010 at 2:58 PM

OHHH it looks wonderful.. and just taken. Wow, you got spring alright :-D

helanker posted Wed, 17 March 2010 at 3:00 PM

I just have to use old Photos .... yet :)

kbrog posted Thu, 18 March 2010 at 3:43 PM

Another early spring shot.

helanker posted Fri, 19 March 2010 at 2:53 AM

Wonderful, Kim :-) It could look like a lathyrus?

auntietk posted Fri, 19 March 2010 at 1:43 PM

Beautiful! I think I'm going to go take a nap, but I'll come back and post something here. :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

helanker posted Sat, 20 March 2010 at 3:26 AM

Do you still sleep Tara?... I am waiting

auntietk posted Sat, 20 March 2010 at 10:38 AM

LOL! Sorry about that. I slept for about three hours, and then the rest of the day sort of got away from me! ![](http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/art/emoticons/smile.gif) Bill is here, and I admit to being easily distracted. ![](http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/art/emoticons/wink.gif)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

auntietk posted Sat, 20 March 2010 at 10:42 AM

Here's another one, taken last May at the beach.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

helanker posted Sat, 20 March 2010 at 11:55 AM

Thats better, Tara
HMMM distracted?..... no wonder Lovely shots both of them.

auntietk posted Sun, 21 March 2010 at 9:42 PM

He's a nice distraction, you must admit. ![](http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/art/emoticons/blush.gif)

Here's another sign of spring! Yesterday the Distraction and I went to the Arboretum with Trent & David. Here they are, all in sunglasses, looking at Who Knows What?

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

helanker posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 3:20 AM

YUP, good excuse to be distracted from

helanker posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 3:21 AM

myrrhluz posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 3:42 AM

I went out looking for wildflowers today and found them! Here is an Indian Paintbrush, one of my favorites!

helanker posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 3:53 AM

It is wonderful Lucinda. Really wonderful :-)))

helanker posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 2:47 PM

More spring dreams :)

auntietk posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 8:05 PM

Oh Helle ... that's beautiful! I'll have to keep looking around for more.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

LovelyPoetess posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 8:26 PM

Great idea Helanker, I'll be sure to post something soon. Just want to do a little catching up on the whole forum site first.

::: said in her best Arnold voice ::: I'll be back!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless?

barbdennist posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 8:35 PM

Grass Widow flowers that were in full bloom in the Columbia River Gorge.

LovelyPoetess posted Mon, 22 March 2010 at 10:21 PM

OK, after perusing some of my springish photos (by date) I decided this one fit the bill.

I mean, you can't have spring without getting through Easter, can you?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless?

helanker posted Tue, 23 March 2010 at 3:14 AM

Barbara, it is such a sweet and gentle flower. So it seems to me. Very lovely. :-)

helanker posted Tue, 23 March 2010 at 3:18 AM

Lovelypoetess, that is sooo cute indeed. Such a sweet shot. :-D

kbrog posted Tue, 23 March 2010 at 10:07 PM

Very cute bunnies LovelyPoetess!

Well here is another little spring wild flower.

helanker posted Wed, 24 March 2010 at 2:40 AM

OH, it is lovely, Kim. A really sunshine shot :)

bmac62 posted Wed, 24 March 2010 at 9:01 PM

Hi Helle, How about this trip to the park that Tara and I took about two weeks ago...

This is the park at the locks near Seattle. A gorgeous spring-like day.

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

helanker posted Thu, 25 March 2010 at 2:48 AM

OHHH MY, It is indeed gorgeous, Bill. YIKES! I miss really spring so much. Today should be the warmest day this year. It started with. 6C = 43F --better than the other days... atleast.
I bet you and Tara had a Super day. Nice thought. :-) Thank you for sharing this.

kbrog posted Thu, 25 March 2010 at 8:43 PM

Nice one Bill!

Here's one from the lot across the street.

bmac62 posted Thu, 25 March 2010 at 8:47 PM

Look good Kim...yep...everything is coming to life:)

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

kbrog posted Thu, 25 March 2010 at 8:50 PM

Close-up! :)

bmac62 posted Thu, 25 March 2010 at 9:03 PM

All the better to see that new life! Cool.

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

TomDart posted Fri, 26 March 2010 at 6:57 AM

This azalea is from 2009. So far, no color but green leaves on the plants this year. I am longing for spring in full bloom. As I recall, this was among several photos with different depths of field.

TomDart posted Fri, 26 March 2010 at 7:04 AM

This is a wild one from last year. That day I went all over the area around our home looking for pretty flowers and buds.

myrrhluz posted Fri, 26 March 2010 at 11:23 AM

Wildflowers and butterfly. Great images of Spring!

kbrog posted Mon, 29 March 2010 at 8:34 PM

What the hay! one more.

helanker posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 2:15 AM

OHH How many lovely shots there came lately... il find one more also..... here is one:)

helanker posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 2:16 AM

And this!

helanker posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 2:16 AM

Just one more :)

myrrhluz posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 1:19 PM

These are wonderful Helle! I've been really enjoying all these images! I've got more, but haven't had time to do the resizing. Hopefully soon. Mine are all recent, because I didn't have a digital camera last spring. We are having a glorious spring this year!

helanker posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 1:53 PM

Hi Lucinda!
We have untill now had a lousy spring, cold and .. cold..... not more than a few day with about 12 C = 54F or so. Not much more. Not much flowering in this area, so I am looking forward to see your recent spring shots. :-) Today it was storming like in the autumn. So the only thing i could use the sun for, was to locate all the dust in the house.

myrrhluz posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 2:16 PM

We are forecast for highs of 29 degrees celsius or higher all week except one day. That's a little warm for March but beautiful. When the highs stay around 38 degrees celsuis this summer, I'll be thinking longingly of colder climes, like Denmark. :) We've had a lot of sun lately and the dust has been painfully obvious. :(

helanker posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 2:34 PM

OHH MY! So I am not so sure what I prefare, as I am not happy for too warm weather either.
Pitty we cant share the weather. :-) You could get half of my cold and i get a little warmer weather from you :-) Then we would have 2 good weathers LOL ! I know i am silly. :-)

myrrhluz posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 2:42 PM

LOL! Sharing sounds very good to me! :-)

kbrog posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 3:06 PM

Okay! a few more. ;D

helanker posted Tue, 30 March 2010 at 3:38 PM

Gorgeous, Kim :-D

myrrhluz posted Wed, 31 March 2010 at 3:13 AM

Wildflowers at a picnic area on the side of a highway, south of San Antonio, Tx.

myrrhluz posted Wed, 31 March 2010 at 3:19 AM

bluebonnets and phlox

myrrhluz posted Wed, 31 March 2010 at 3:34 AM

Last one for now. This is a **White Prickly Poppy**

helanker posted Wed, 31 March 2010 at 10:27 AM

Oh they are indeed gorgeous flowers. And you have the already in your garden. WOW!
Thank you for sharing them.
I am glad to say, that the weather is a whole lot better this afternoon. I had a wonderful walk in the sunshine. :-))) I could feel the sun warming me through the coat :-)

kbrog posted Wed, 31 March 2010 at 8:03 PM

Todays image. :)

Starting to look like a garden here. ;)

helanker posted Thu, 01 April 2010 at 2:06 AM

Wonderful, Kim :-) Here is not much sign of spring. You have to use a macro lens to see it :-)

kbrog posted Thu, 01 April 2010 at 8:57 PM

Today's installment!

That's how it start's, small. Then the next thing you know. :)

helanker posted Fri, 02 April 2010 at 2:04 AM

Gorgeous shot, Kim. :-D
And here we are in troubles. As we have gotten a new floor in the kitchen, we also have had one to change the installations to the dishwasher and the stove...YIKES, Now the relay is shutting down all the time. So we cant cook and we cant wash dishes, as the zink isnt reinstalled yet. :-/
AND it is holiday :-( I certainly hope my hubby finds a solution LOL !

kbrog posted Fri, 02 April 2010 at 10:33 AM

Here's one that might cheer you up.

Wow! Sorry to hear that. :( Well there is always take-out and paper plates. ;)

helanker posted Fri, 02 April 2010 at 11:38 AM

Thanks Kim it is adorable :-))) My nephew came and saved the day, by swapping it back to how it was before. Now we think maybe the wire was defect, but now the stove works and even the dishwasher workes YAY !!!! lol Just as they finnished to place the dishwasher in the right place, Per, (my hubby) lost a very important nut into the dishwasher (INSIDE ), but not in the place with the cups, but behind. OH MAN...Then they had to take it all out again and open the machine in the bottom to get the nut out. The nut was for the faucet LOL ! We are all so tired of all the troubles and mistakes. But now my kitchen is back LOL !

kbrog posted Sat, 03 April 2010 at 11:36 AM

Today's picture.

Glad to see everything got straightened out for you. :)

iaacf posted Sat, 03 April 2010 at 11:43 AM

My dream of Spring.. daffodils in the sunlight.

iaacf posted Sat, 03 April 2010 at 11:44 AM

And this is what my daffies came from.

helanker posted Sat, 03 April 2010 at 12:52 PM

Thanks Kim :-) Wonderful little flowers you show us today :-)))

And so nice to see you, Oskar and so lovely shots too. WOW a Whole field with daffodils. Wonderful..

kbrog posted Sun, 04 April 2010 at 1:28 PM

Happy Easter!

helanker posted Sun, 04 April 2010 at 3:34 PM

OH that is indeed lovely, Kim. And Happy Easter to you too.

kbrog posted Mon, 05 April 2010 at 3:17 PM

One more! :D

helanker posted Mon, 05 April 2010 at 5:03 PM

Awww it is gorgeous :-))))

myrrhluz posted Wed, 07 April 2010 at 6:08 PM

I came back Monday, from Lake Charles, Louisiana where my mom lives. When I think of Lake Charles in the spring, I think of Azaleas. They are pretty this year.

helanker posted Thu, 08 April 2010 at 10:23 AM

WOW ! That is indeed a lovely Azalea :-) SO gorgeous colors.

TomDart posted Fri, 09 April 2010 at 6:57 AM

Our flowers are few and mostly in shade and late to bloom..here is a hyacinth.

helanker posted Fri, 09 April 2010 at 8:01 AM

Hyacinths are one of my favorite spring flowers. This is gorgeous :-)

BobKemper posted Sat, 10 April 2010 at 5:28 PM

I was standing there, looking over the hedge at the trees and flowers beginning to bloom in the garden of the Roman Museum, when out of the corner of my eye I spotted a sparkle of red moving along the edge of the parking area just a few feet away from me. I glanced that way and my first thought was of a lady bug. I looked a little longer and noticed there were dozens of them moving around, but none of them were flying. I looked a little closer and – ***“That’s no lady!”***

Anybody know what these cute little springtime bugs are called?

TomDart posted Sat, 10 April 2010 at 8:40 PM

That bug is a certain sign of spring! So far, we have only hyacinths of the larger sort and the little grape hyacinths like these pictured. The little ones are spikes of about 1 inch or 25mm, most here being a bit smaller that that. The tiny bell-like or "grape cluster" flowers are small, indeed. We have wild flower trillium coming up but not blooming yet. The bloom of the wild ones are a pale yellowish green.

helanker posted Sun, 11 April 2010 at 1:42 AM

No Bob, I dont know the name of the bug, but it is mighty beautiful :-)

Tom, the (what we in Dk call "pearl hyacinths" are just wonderful.

LadyWailua posted Sun, 11 April 2010 at 10:13 AM

@Bob:

Quote - Anybody know what these cute little springtime bugs are called?

They are called "Feuerwanzen". (Pyrrhocoridae)

I suppose the english name of it is "firebug".

BobKemper posted Sun, 11 April 2010 at 3:54 PM

"Feuerwanzen" it is. Thank you. I looked up Pyrrhocoridae on the web and found out all kinds of interesting things about them, including that they have wings. I'm glad these were walking around looking for a mate instead of flying. It made getting the picture a whole lot easier. :-)

Kendra posted Wed, 14 April 2010 at 8:33 PM

Beautiful pictures. Wish I could post something but we still have snow on the ground.

...... Kendra

helanker posted Thu, 15 April 2010 at 8:44 AM

Kendra, il post one for you instead :-) A snapshot from what i bought today :-)

Kendra posted Fri, 16 April 2010 at 11:49 AM

Thanks. :) The only thing I have growing well right now is the cilantro in my kitchen window. :)

...... Kendra

Kendra posted Sun, 18 April 2010 at 6:05 PM

Ok it may not be floral but you can always tell when spring is here when these guys show up. Can you see him?

...... Kendra

helanker posted Mon, 19 April 2010 at 1:44 AM

Oh my, what a daredevil. This is a fine spring shot. :-)))

BobKemper posted Sat, 24 April 2010 at 6:05 AM

Another sign of spring - the kettle.

helanker posted Sat, 24 April 2010 at 6:35 AM

It looks very new :-)

blinkings posted Sun, 25 April 2010 at 10:35 PM

Great photos everyone. Ok so here in Oz spring is far behind me now, and winter is on it's way! So I've been using this time to attack my overgrown garden. I've been forced to remove one of my much enjoyed Hibiscus plants, mainly because it was just getting two big and impossible to walk past. The stump is still there so something may sprout in the future, if I don't decide to attack it 'again' with Ole Man Chainsaw!

helanker posted Mon, 26 April 2010 at 1:44 AM

OHH Yes garden work. I was on it yesterday and cut old plants down.. and roses , but I feel alright today :) I have.... or had some big Lavatera, but it seems they are dead from the tough winter. Had hoped they came once more. I am afraid not. Forgot to make new. This is how it looked last summer.