Revisiting Spring

Who could mind these gorgeous reminders of spring and renewal? Lovely, Tonia, thanks!

Spring Medley

Air clear as a free-running stream

tumbling over country rocks and minty greenery

Clear soft air of early spring

Breathing satsang, reeling eternity,

While running 'cross the straight-lined highway

-- shouting

"Hey sky, embrace me!" shouting

I embrace the air and call it Love.

I love you, love you, love you, love you

I

Form, Words, Action

I in motion

I in tumbling, stumbling, crazy image

kaleidoscope

over 'n' over

love you, love you, love you, love you

Capture the essence for an almost noninstant

Capture the image of groping, grabbing, grasping

gazing heartfelt on release, but

love you, love you, love you, love you

insane, insatiable

cannot touch release of

love you, love you, love you, love you

Smothering in the too pure air.

Hey, Springtime,

Got some time to be wasting

So I tracked a songbird

on a still bare treebranch

and joined it in song.

What wonder the woods bring

I can't contain it.

Thistle and briar weeds

Capture my imagination

Grow wild and tangly

All through my mind.

Quite appropriate as I sit here smelling all the blooming things wafting into the room on a nice little breeze. I'm going outside now so I don't miss anything.

blooming things. Hmph! Y'all are just making me jealous!

Beautiful, Tonia! I'm so glad spring is here!

The pictures are so beautiful!

Beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait for those signs of spring here.

These are definitely good, Tonia! Spring is probably more advanced where you are than up here. I posted some Narcissi a couple weeks back (Snowdrops and Crocuses), and now the Daffs are up too. Plus today I got some shots of some unknown flowers that were carpeting a lawn under the shade of some ancient Beech trees. Yup! Time to warm up the macro lens. LOL!!! I even got down on my belly today to get a macro of one flower!

beautiful

Nice shots of the beginning of spring. You must be about 2-3 weeks ahead of us. Yesterday it was snowing while the sun shone, then rained while the sun shone. It was a crazy day, weather wise.

Beautiful photos!

Bleeding Heart has always been one of my favorites! :o)

Beautiful, Tonia! I think I remember these.

Our spring will likely be delayed, as usual. I also plan to republish something from last summer to lift my spirits and show off a little bit. ;o)

Thanks for a glimpse of what's in store for us, Tonia... you know exactly what we needed!

A very good friend just sent me a link today to a site where the kids could have fun... the kid in you, too. :-)

Enjoy!

Flower Garden

I forgot to say, use your mouse to click all over the page for some spring magic...

Miz Tonia - this was fabulous - wow - I loved each image and it's so wonderful to celebrate spring with so many people now here on Gather - we can all see each other's worlds - I love it!!! Thank you and please give Debbie and Bogie my best. I haven't heard from your dad in a while - hope he's ok. Once again, thank you for these amazing colorful images! Salud.

Tonia, by the way, thank you for posting this to Salud. Salud,

Beautiful, beautiful photo essay. So nice to see Spring springing

Beautiful Tonia.

We, too have so many outdoor trips planned here. Our usually parks plus a new lake, a new park and the Crane foundation. Spring can't come soon enough. :)

Tonia: what's with the weather anyway? I would have thought spring started in Arkansas in December. And I cannot believe I am commenting on flower photographs. Has the world gone MAD?

Ten Stars!

Tonia, it is nice to have spring showing up after the cold weather. I am glad it is here.

Renda - yes, I am glad it is here as well. The world is really starting to green up - I may even have to get out and give the lawn its first mowing this weekend.

Bart - the world has always been a MAD, MAD place. And we live in the mountains so it tends to be colder than down in the delta.

Jennifer - it will be a whole new experience this year to have kids to explore with.

Thanks lynn - yes, spring is here (at least in Arkansas, that is).

Mariana - thanks for checking in - and I will give everyone your best. My dad had double knee replacement surgery a few months ago and is doing really well but has been rather preoccupied. I'll give him your best.

Duckie - I will definitely check out that website - always on the look out for fun stuff for Lili - thanks.

Ina - I'll look forward to seeing your "revisiting" :-)

Jean - it is a captivating flower, isn't it?

Thanks Marianne.

Vicky - we always seem to be a little milder than MO - when you get ice we get rain. Amazing the difference a few miles make :-)

Thanks Fran

Roy - some of my best shots are taking lying on the ground. Perspective is everything!

Jessie - the one thing I do know is that eventually spring will show up everywhere - thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Teresa and Cheryl. I'm also glad that this winter is over.

flit - yes, I guess it will take just a little longer for those of you in the Far North. Hopefully you found a little respite here :-)

Madame D - I would think that you are wayyyy ahead of us in the bloom department :-)

libramoon - what a beautiful companion to my photos - thank you for this.

Faith - you're welcome :-)

Tonia ~ This is truly B E A U T I F U L ~ very clear shots!

Blessings ~
Rene

Spectacular spring shots Tonia, yet I remember these photos with a touch a sadness for all that followed.

Beautiful! Bleeding hearts are one of my favorite plants :)

Sun on white crocus -- that magical time of day!

There is something so quiet yet delightful about the dogwood.
They are all lovely shots.

Ah... I can't wait to see those sights in my own yard. I noticed my crocuses were in bloom this morning and my daffodils look like they're getting ready to bloom any day now. I love spring and watching the earth come back to life.

It's now April 23rd and the trees are fully budding and my daffodils are about to bloom any day now. It feels late - March seems to drag on forever. It always seems to me though that once things start to bloom and the grass starts to green up that the rest of it comes so fast and before I know it we're in the middle of summer.

beautiful photos... happy spring... pretty shots...