Spring is starting to get Serious

[AlanLichty]

I have been watching our hyacinths getting ready to open up for several days now and they finally decided to start their color show.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Love it I hope I can get some of my spring flowers

 

[AlanLichty]

Love it I hope I can get some of my spring flowers

Thanks Ben - it really feels good to see them at this point.

 

[JimFox]

That's a really great display Alan! It sounds like spring is in the air up there!

On the other hand, here in Colorado I think it's Winter that is getting serious. He is a view looking down a few minutes ago at a local hotel which has a water slide that I took the grandkids too last night.

 

[AlanLichty]

That's a really great display Alan! It sounds like spring is in the air up there!

On the other hand, here in Colorado I think it's Winter that is getting serious. He is a view looking down a few minutes ago at a local hotel which has a water slide that I took the grandkids too last night.

That looks like a wonderful day to play on a water slide

 

[JimFox]

That looks like a wonderful day to play on a water slide

Ha ha, it's indoors in the hotel. So the kids are blissfully sliding down it and playing in the pool, while I am outside cleaning off the cars and the 1 foot drifts behind my daughters minivan.

 

[AlanLichty]

Ha ha, it's indoors in the hotel. So the kids are blissfully sliding down it and playing in the pool, while I am outside cleaning off the cars and the 1 foot drifts behind my daughters minivan.

I am likely going to swap out the winter wheels on our cars this weekend and have already stashed the ice/snow scrapers for the summer. I like the idea of capturing snow capped peaks with a telephoto lens

 

[JimFox]

I am likely going to swap out the winter wheels on our cars this weekend and have already stashed the ice/snow scrapers for the summer. I like the idea of capturing snow capped peaks with a telephoto lens

I bet! That sounds like a plan! My plan this week is to go hike up snow covered trails to ice covered lakes in the Rockies.

 

[Trent Watts]

I have been watching our hyacinths getting ready to open up for several days now and they finally decided to start their color show.

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C&C always welcome.

So gorgeous Alan. The green reflects my envy as I stare at my thermometer at -21C this morning.

 

[AlanLichty]

So gorgeous Alan. The green reflects my envy as I stare at my thermometer at -21C this morning.

Thanks Trent. -21C? Ouch! I will try to shoot some more blooms for you.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Looks nice Alan. We should be getting some serious spring weather soon - had a little dusting of snow a couple of days back but thankfully didn't last the day.

 

[AlanLichty]

Looks nice Alan. We should be getting some serious spring weather soon - had a little dusting of snow a couple of days back but thankfully didn't last the day.

Thanks Jameel - we have a couple of days of no precipitation coming up this week although there may be some flurries by the weekend.

 

[Danny]

Nice burst of colour there Alan. Totally different seasons here and not long before we head into winter. Autumn at the moment.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice burst of colour there Alan. Totally different seasons here and not long before we head into winter. Autumn at the moment.

Thanks Danny - you can regale us with your fall leaves while those of us north of the equator yearn for colorful blooms

 

[Danny]

Thanks Danny - you can regale us with your fall leaves while those of us north of the equator yearn for colorful blooms

I'm a boring bird and motorsports shooter Alan Nowhere near as versatile as you folks and the shortest lens I have is the 300 F/2.8L and that's too short Otherwise I use my phone camera and that's not the best.

All the best your way Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

I'm a boring bird and motorsports shooter Alan Nowhere near as versatile as you folks and the shortest lens I have is the 300 F/2.8L and that's too short Otherwise I use my phone camera and that's not the best.

All the best your way Alan.

For the record I shot the hyacinths at the top handheld with an EF100-400 lens.

 

[Beth]

beautiful flowers. spring isn't quite that far along yet here, but it isn't too far off.

 

[AlanLichty]

beautiful flowers. spring isn't quite that far along yet here, but it isn't too far off.

Thanks Beth - we don't have flakes falling but the nice sunny day I shot this on has long since disappeared for another round of cool and wet.