Blue Skies Over Earth
Blue skies with a white fluffy cloud just visible over the first few spring flowers. In the background more flowers and grasses rise up just out of focus. This photo was taken in some of the open spaces in Research Park.
Spring Green
Moss stands out on a maple trunk after a spring shower outside my house.
Spring Pine Cones
A few pine cones remain on the trees in Research Park, a reminder of the winter that is passing. The sunlight is wonderful in this area and is a great place to watch sunsets.
A Buzzing
The first insects venture out to spring flowers, like this sweat bee on a quince.
Quince
The flowers of the quince is the first I see in Northern Alabama. They peek out before the last frost has disappeared. Often associated with Easter, this particular quince bush grows in the rock garden in my front yard.
Greeting the Sky
These tulip trees open their blossoms before their leaves and follow the quince. The graceful blooms always seem to reach for the sky, so I choose to shoot from beneath the tree and make the sky the background for these delicate flowers.
Spring Wildflowers
Some of the most beautiful flowers of spring plant themselves all over your yard with no work on your part. A feast for the eyes available to everyone. In this photo, violets take center stage among other, smaller wildflowers.
Maple Rebirth
Spring is the time when maples seed, joining many animals in producing their young during this season.
Come back soon for more spring photos...