Signs of Spring - with additions from this morning

[AlanLichty]

Yesterday I could see lots of crocus flowers in our backyard but with buckets of rain coming down I couldn't get out to shoot them. This one is from last year at this same time with the same cluster I will try to get a shot of later today.

C&C always welcome.

Edit - a couple more from this morning's dose of sunshine.

Same cluster of crocus shown above but still partially closed this morning:

A view of some Helleborus blooms:

 

[Trent Watts]

In my dreams!! Not around here for awhile. Those are gorgeous flowers.

 

[AlanLichty]

In my dreams!! Not around here for awhile. Those are gorgeous flowers.

Thanks - I have some sunshine to get some fresh shots today but I almost need hip waders to get through the endless puddles and mud in our backyard.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Very nice. I don't see much activity around here yet. Its been gray and wet most of the time.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I think it will be a while here. Nice shot.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice. I don't see much activity around here yet. Its been gray and wet most of the time.

Thanks - we certainly were still wet yesterday but may see sunshine for the next few days

I think it will be a while here. Nice shot.

Thanks Ben - aren’t daffodils the first thing you see in spring?

 

[Ben Egbert]

Yes. but I have not seen any yet.

 

[AlanLichty]

More spring addition at the top from a photo session just now.

 

[JimFox]

That's really cool with the rain drops in #2.

 

[AlanLichty]

That's really cool with the rain drops in #2.

Thanks - when I saw those this morning I decided not to wait for the blooms to open before shooting them. Handheld w/100-400mm lens - walking around isn't easy in our backyard right now without sinking in or stepping in the puddles so I used the lens zoom to get in close.

 

[AlanLichty]

Yes. but I have not seen any yet.

We have lots of stalks up but none forming blooms yet.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

spring has arrived two hours south of me. Gorgeous photos as expected, Alan

 

[AlanLichty]

spring has arrived two hours south of me. Gorgeous photos as expected, Alan

Thanks - Spring 2 hours south of you is short lived before summer arrives. I refuse to travel down to the PHX area to visit relatives after the first week of April

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Thanks - Spring 2 hours south of you is short lived before summer arrives. I refuse to travel down to the PHX area to visit relatives after the first week of April

2 hours south was a bit longer than it actually takes to reach the Sonoran Desert with a forest of Saguaro cacti. There are no saguaro Cactus where I live, I'll post a few pics in a day or two.