I enjoy the fresh new leaves that come in the spring: The winter rains have been gone for several days now, and the roses are leafing out, and even provided a clump of the first roses...

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I enjoy the fresh new leaves that come in the spring

Feb 27, 2024 13:58:55 #

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

The winter rains have been gone for several days now, and the roses are leafing out, and even provided a clump of the first roses of the spring. I like how the new growth starts out red and soon turns to a beautiful, shiny green. The weather is feeling like spring and its pleasant to be outdoors again. And on the first image, I see the flies are already here.

Of course, by mid to late summer, these leaves will no longer be so shiny green as the sun bears down on them day after day, and insects chew holes in them. But for now, I love it.

Using the Nikon P1000 for this. It is actually quite good for closeups in that I can pick a huge range of focal lengths to work with which translates into how much working distance I want to work with.

These are taken about 20 miles south of San Jose, CA.