Monday, May 5, 2014

Change is coming - just look around.


After coming home from shooting a couple weeks ago my son-in-law asked if I had seen anything exciting - to which I replied, "not really".  The immediate thought on my mind when asked the question was more like, had I seen anything new, different, strange, etc.  But after uploading the images to the computer and looking through them it occurred to me that my response was not entirely correct.  We had endured a long, cold winter and it seems to still want to hang on.  We're currently about 15 - 20 degrees cooler compared to this same time last year.  The dreary gray and everything is brown or snow white days are fading and color is slowly taking over.  So, what I'm seeing and shooting now IS exciting in the way of new plant growth and animal activity not to mention cheerier attitudes among people - though I haven't  photographed any people lately.

And yet as I write this today we are 53 degrees with overcast skies that look very much like an Autumn sky.  But change is happening none-the-less and all we can do is take it one day at time, be patient and give thanks that we're here to experience all the different seasons as they come and go.  Grass is growing and in need of mowing, flowers are blooming, trees are budding, weeds are springing up and little one's are hopping around. 

























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7 comments:

  1. mshafikMay 5, 2014 at 6:56 PM

    Excellent opening shot Dave, looks like the weather is in a beautiful transitional phase. We also had a longer than usual winter this year, it started earlier and lasted longer.

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    1. DaveMay 5, 2014 at 7:57 PM

      Thanks Mohammad, I appreciate that. I was trying to decide whether or not to crop these photos to show the plants close-up without the brown background of dead leaves and sticks but came down on the side of showing them as I do for the very reason you mention - we're in a transitional phase of seasons and I was hoping to get that point across. Thanks for commenting.

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  2. AnonymousMay 6, 2014 at 11:47 AM

    Love these photos. I soon will say that is my brother in law and I knew him when : ) Laurie

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    1. DaveMay 6, 2014 at 12:13 PM

      Thanks for the comment, Laurie. Nice touch of humor.

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  3. JennyMay 6, 2014 at 9:59 PM

    Froggies! :) Where you at buckeye woods? Rud and I walked there the other weekend when it was nice and this looks like what we were seeing. I love the shot of the trees with the green on the ground. It is such vibrant color! And the trees not yet having leaves covering them makes it so easy to see! Nice shots of hope :)

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    1. DaveMay 7, 2014 at 8:36 AM

      I didn't know you were a frog lover like your mom. Actually, all but two of these shots were taken at Fowler woods. The frogs were shot at Letha House Park and the bunny was in our backyard. I'm glad you like the photos and took time to comment. Thank you.

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    2. JennyMay 7, 2014 at 6:58 PM

      I am. :) Mom told me about the bunnies! And now you have a robin's nest! Exciting pictures to come :)

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