Spring is FINALLY in the air here. Don’t get me wrong – it’s still a bit chilly in the morning and at night but the lakes are starting to melt. See!
The birds are feeling happy and making their nests and eating our birdseed.
The kids are enjoying picking up sticks on our walks and bringing them home because apparently we don’t have enough sticks in our garage.
And the little bastard bunnies are yet again eating my tulips before their gentle fronds can even barely make it out of the ground. Anyone have some foxes we can rent for our yard?? You know, I bet a puppy would find rabbits pretty interesting. Hmmmm……
And Mommy keeps hoping to get eye contact AND a natural smile when we are out walking in the nice outside where she has good lighting. Well, at least he looked at me. SIGH.
Ahhhh….spring. 🙂
What have you got to share for spring?
Your photos are phenomenal. Yeah, boys…who can get them to look casual and at you on cue. 🙂
I am so glad you guys are finally seeing a thaw. Last night 32 degrees F here…huh? But we are enjoying spring…
http://slurpinglife.typepad.com/slurping_life/2008/04/just-breathe.html
The melting Lake is awesome and I love his natural smile on the third shot even if he isn’t looking at you.
I finally managed to do a Theme Thursday again!!! Holidays you see 🙂
No seasonal Spring here but a few ‘springs’ anyway!
http://arizaphale.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-spring.html
What gorgeous photos! I love the last thaw of the the lake, incredible. What fun.
I have a couple this week (okay 1 was supposed to be BSM – but who’s counting.) Take your pick.
http://justaddcolor.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-spring.html
http://piercebabyproject.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-lets-go-fly-kite.html
The weather here went from cool to HOT to cool again. Crazy. I know at least I don’t have snow!!
So fantastic !! And you know what, even without the natural smile, he’s totally adorable !!
My SPRING is a bit odd.
I just love this time of year!!
Here’s what I captured.
http://stacymaephotography.blogspot.com/2008/04/spring-has-sprung.html
You won’t be getting a natural smile unless you accidentally capture it! 🙂
I love those birds!
http://www.kimdevoe.blogspot.com
I am finally posting again for TT! Here are my shots:
http://motherbunny.blogspot.com/2008/04/spring.html
And, why don’t they just humor us and sit still and smile once in a while?
These are gorgeous photos. We celebrated the warm Spring weather (and our anniversary) with a picnic and a trip to to a butterfly garden this Saturday.
http://www.sallad.net/blog/2008/04/16/callaway-butterfly-garden/
Lovely photos! It’s getting warmer! Soon your kids can look for these sure signs of spring:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaspics/2420048364/
Beautiful lake pics. So awesome. I love the last one. I think he looks very handsome!! This week was fun. I really loved the 300 tutorial. Thanks!
http://nelsongaggle.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-spring.html
So glad to know all the ice is melting. I love the pictures! I just got through panicing because I couldn’t see through my camera and finally figured out the focus on the viewfinder was unfocused. Oh my gosh. I thought something was wrong with my camera and was freaking out. Praise God He led me to the trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW….
Ok, I can breathe now.
julie
love that one with the birds. guess what? the rest of the world’s sticks? we have in our garage.
http://www.mentalinventory.blogspot.com/
Yay for spring! And shame on those bunnies for snacking on your tulips!
http://andtheducksaid.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-spring.html
Hooray for spring! I’m glad it is finally making it to you! Have you tried that stuff, crap – I can’t think of what it is called, it stinks but was really effective against the tyrant bunnies when we lived in Naperville. I’ll have to email it to you – I can’t think of the name of it this morning.
Spring has been around these parts for awhile, but I have some more photos to help it hurry up for you over there!
i’m glad spring is finally showing up for you. here’s mine:
http://afamiliarpath.blogspot.com/2008/04/spring-it-isnt-all-about-cleaning.html
YEAH I finially got mine up! 🙂 Spring is everywhere you look here, and with the door open today it’s a sweet 65 degrees! Man it sure did not come fast enough this year for me!
Your pictures as always are nothing short of amazing, I LOVE how you not only take them but edit them…got any pointers for me on that PSP? I cant even seem to SAVE them, arg!
Fabulous photos!
I’ve got a tulip fix for you this week. I’m sorry the bunnies keep eating yours!
http://jenyenc.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/theme-thursday-spring/
Beautiful photos stacy, and fun to see the vast different in the season across the country…
here’s mine:
http://www.abundantlifeinthemaking.com/
I like that hint of color in your “300” picture. I went the darker around as I found the burn tool totally addicting once I started. 😛
I’m glad the ice is melting, the sticks are piling up and well, bunnies will be bunnies. We are now down to one bunny as the other one snapped it’s neck in the cage. We’re still not entirely sure how that happened…but the male is the one to survive so no worries about more at least. 😉
Here is my “300” entry for this week.
http://www.killlashandra.org/wordpress/?p=355
Yay for thawing! 🙂
Sorry no participation, today. It’s been a loooong week! 🙂
Happy Thursday!
You have bunnies eating your plants, we have deer.
I think your little guy is just as adorable as can be. And so glad that you are thawing out. What a beautiful lake. Lucky it’s so close by.
Thanks everyone for their comments! Yes, our little lake is a beautiful area and it’s so nice that it is close. It affords me some great photo opportunities. 🙂
Oh to emerge out of winter’s wrath into the newness of spring! What lovely shots of the nature surrounding you in its rebirth. I completely get why your son gathers sticks; I gathered rocks when I was his age…something about the feel of them in my palm. I would come home with pockets full (and not particularly pretty ones either) and when mom got ready to wash my clothes, she’d have to throw piles of rocks away when I was not looking. LOL… I think it is like holding on to a piece of nature…taking it away with you.
My spring photo is better late than never…(I am JUST now, at 10 pm, getting home from a VERY long day) The photo is also predictable, but these tiny purple blooms are always my sign that spring is here!
http://magallanomournings.blogspot.com
Visiting from “The Mom Crowd“. 🙂
Loved your Spring photos. That lake is gorgeous! Here is a I shot I took yesterday of spring around here (MI):
http://www.photoblog.hoguechronicle.com/index.php?showimage=71
Thanks for allowing me to share!
I’m here! I know I’m late! Here’s my contribution:
http://thehipmommasjournal.squarespace.com/journal/2008/4/18/spring.html
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Man, I’m bummed that I didn’t get a chance to practice this 300 technique, but not bummed because instead, the kids and I were spending much time outside.