Cathy Thacker of Yorktown, Virginia catches a few key photos that capture the true essence of spring. So happy we will all be seeing these beautiful sites soon.
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Wonderful photo with the cardinal! Best Wishes to all for a lovely Spring!
The magnolia is such a great backdrop for the cardinal. Great picture. Rainy, cold day here in Harrisburg. Better than snow. Come on spring.
I feel almost guilty that my daffodils are almost over, my tulips and creeping phlox are in full color and a tree peony just opened the other day. Spring is on "the march" so to speak and heading fast into April.
Don't feel guilty. When the kids were in grade school we used to take advantage of spring break to go camping in the Smokies. It was wonderful to escape the end of winter and go find spring with the trilliums and bloodroot and all the other spring ephemeral in full swing. One year we decided to go down to the State of Mississippi to camp and see the historic sights. This is due south for us. By the time we got to southern Illinois, the redbuds and flowering dogwood were in bloom everywhere. When we got down to Mississippi it looked like full summer. What a great escape!
Hi Chris, our family did that same trip in the spring. It was always fun to see where you'd start seeing the first flowers.
When we used to ski, I always enjoyed watching spring march up the mountains. It's fun watching for the first tiny green leaves. Latitude, altitude, and exposure make a huge difference.
We used to have a reason the took us further south into Georgia in the late winter/ early spring and I would notice when the wild redbuds along the interstate appeared in bloom. Then it was my turn to be jealous of Georgia.
Yes, Michaele. You should feel guilty. We are still expecting cool damp weather over the next 2 weeks. I am so jealous.
Just kidding of course. Enjoy the flowers.
Cold and rainy in Wisconsin as well. Many of the early bulbs up but without sunshine the crocuses won't open. At least we've had a few sunny days, I hope you've had some, too.
Lovely photos, Cathy and, oh, my, doesn't Mr. Cardinal look grand in front of that glorious backing of white blooms?!
Thanks Cathy. It's hard to believe you're that far ahead of us. I can't wait for my magnolia Virginiana to bloom. The scent is heavenly! That is a great photo of the cardinal! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful blooms on that magnolia (and photo of the cardinal). Lucky your bloooms weren't hurt by the late frost this year.
After the tease we had in February, March turned cold and spring has been slow in arriving. Thank you for the lovely photos and the reminder spring is really on it's way.
Great pictures Cathy and love how you got such a beautiful pose by our Virginia state bird. the Cardinal. We've got a little rain and cooler temps across the bay in Chesapeake today. Have a wonderful weekend. Vikki in VA
Gorgeous Cathy! I posted the picture of the cardinal on my Facebook page and have credited you. Thanks for sharing these gorgeous photos!
That photo of the cardinal is wonderful! We don't have them on the west coast so it's a treat to see the brilliant red against the white blossoms.
I am so envious - here in Southern Oregon we don't have red cardinals - I've never seen one. Oh, and I do love the magnolia too...
I'm certainly enjoying the arrival (and hopefully remaining) of spring. Love that cardinal shot.
I do miss cardinals in CO, that's a perfect shot, Cathy! Enjoy spring everyone, we're due for some much needed moisture in the form of snow over the next few days. Oh well, we'll take it anyway we can get it... at least my Korean Spice Viburnum had a chance to bloom for 2 weeks and the scent has been downright dreamy! Have an excellent weekend my GPOD friends!
Good morning, Cathy. Thanks for that beautiful Cardinal photo which is so striking against the Magnolia. I sure miss seeing those birds since they are not on the west coast. We are having a slow spring here, as well, but at least the daffodils are flowering. Here's a photo from the Skagit Valley. Tulips are a bit behind this year.
Yep. The Tulips in my yard (Newcastle, WA) are a bit slow.
Gorgeous cardinal and flowers. I'm with the rest of the west coast-ers in missing cardinals. Beautiful bird. I have hellebores, crocus, daffodils and Korean white forsythia blooming. The latter smells so sweet on the rare occasions when the sun shines.
Beautiful shot of the cardinal and magnolia. They are prolific here but don't even visit England. The first time I saw one I was sure it had escaped! Wanted to call the Audubon Society!
Happy to report that Central Ohio has Spring. At last.
Mid 70s, sunny and breezy...can't beat Arizona in the spring.
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