Tag Archives: Close Up
Silky soft explosion
Milkweed gone to seed.
Tiny pine cone
Yellow crocus blossoms
Finally! Some seasonally appropriate weather, and a little spring color.
The Queen’s leftovers
The remains of a Queen Anne’s lace flower, from last year.
Fuzzy promises
Sparkling snow
Like an infinite number of teeny-tiny jewels. Only certain types of snow sparkle this way, did you ever notice?
A proverbial busy bee
At Olbrich Botanical Gardens the other day, I followed this bee around for quite a while, as she scurried from flower to flower, circling each one, and sometimes digging deep to gather the flower’s nectar. I got to thinking… there’s a lesson here. If you can’t find what nourishes you, keep trying, dig deeper if you have to. Eventually you’ll find it.
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On this Arbor Day, one of my favorite sights of spring: Small, delicate leaves growing from tree branches that have been bare for the past five months.
Sprouting snowdrops
I’m feeling grateful for signs of spring, like snowdrops sprouting out of ground that still has patches of snow.
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