Is Spring Really Here?

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Iggy
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Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Iggy » Sat 24 Feb 2018, 20:18

Is Spring Really Here? It was so cold this morning that there was ice on the water!
Bright sunny day today soon melted the ice.
Robins were there to greet me, and I managed to get them singing.
Couple of days ago when it was a little warmer, I found some frogs mating in our garden!
Pink Camelias are starting to open out as are a few yellow Forsythia maluch on a bedraggled bush.

Would love to see some of your Spring images!

Iggy
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Paul Heester
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Re: Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Paul Heester » Mon 05 Mar 2018, 15:39

Didnt realise spring was even here before the "beast from the east" arrived. Have you checked on your frogs since the thaw?
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Re: Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Iggy » Fri 16 Mar 2018, 23:31

Hi Paul,
Following the thaw, I was pleasantly surprised to find three more frog spawns.
Also found a female frog stuck in the spout of a watering can that was half full as she tried to get out after she had some how got into the can. Lucky for her that I decided to use the watering can, found her Followed by a rescue.
Any one want some frog spawn?
Looks like the Beast from the East is back!
Iggy
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Re: Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Rose » Sun 18 Mar 2018, 14:37

Iggy wrote:Looks like the Beast from the East is back!
Iggy


It certainly is ! This is part of the view from our house this morning... and was only visible after the snow started clearing.

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Re: Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Mike Farley » Mon 19 Mar 2018, 10:09

That's an amazing scene, Rose. Almost as if the Alps have been relocated to Somerset. ;)
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Re: Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Iggy » Mon 19 Mar 2018, 11:39

Hi Rose,
Lovely image brought to life by the gale blowing up a little snow storm in the fore ground.
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Re: Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Iggy » Mon 19 Mar 2018, 11:47

Here is what my garden looked like a couple of days ago.
Couldn't sit on the garden chairs to drink my Pims.
And our cat decided to put on it's snow googles!
Iggy
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Re: Is Spring Really Here?

Postby Iggy » Mon 23 Apr 2018, 09:51

It was SUMMER yesterday!!!
It was surprising how some small blue wild flowers brought in the butterflies and bumble bees to our garden.
Bumble bees were too fast for me to capture on camera.
However, I was able to get close up images of the 3 species of butterfly that visited.
Hand held Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 on shutter priority.
Images cropped but no processing; not even auto brightness/ contrast!
Iggy

PS: Tadpoles are doing well!
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