501 :)

in spite of what the weather people are telling us

about this monster storm that is about to hit the

South

South East  

East Coast

and

North East

we are having the most

perfectly beautiful

day

today

the flowers and leaf buds

on our trees are beginning to show themselves

finally

the tree that bears the inedible plums

is blooming it's little branches off

for those of you who were here last year and know what I mean

my gentle giant is

budding and will soon be blowin' in the wind

and in a field of wild violets that seem to have sprouted overnight

three amigos sharing the sunshine

violets as far as

blues little lens can see

 

the trees across the lake are at it again

so pretty year after year....

and the only lonely single solitary daff

just shining in the sun

what a trooper!!

a little patch of moss

and little tiny star flowers

enjoying a beautiful

spring day

someone recently asked me why I take such close up photos

they like them they quickly added

find them enjoyable

but why so close

well, to tell the truth

as I think I have said before

I ain't so good at the big picture type of photo

not knowing anything about

lens and zooms and telelenssss

and such

and I have developed this style of shooting

guess it goes with my personality

too!!

although where we live is pretty rural and still woodsy

it isn't so pretty when seen as a whole anymore

what with sub urban development reaching us

and trees being torn down to make room for

silly houses that don't fit the environment and green chemically treated lawns

and others not caring as they should for what they have

and endless lines of cars parked here and there

well, you get my drift

 I'm sure you would rather see this

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than this!!!!!!!!

Hope the sun is shining or did shine on you today

thank you for visiting

:)