Challenge: Spring Blooms April 20-22 (Page 3): I like 2 and 3.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

katspangle wrote:

I love seeing the first blooms of the year start to appear. I plant new bulbs every fall and really enjoy seeing what comes up. And when the fruit trees start to blossom I really get excited. I am looking forward to seeing the first blooms of spring from your neighborhood.

I like 2 and 3.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

sundar wrote:

Managed to capture these -

I like 2 and 4 most.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

JohnSwanda wrote:

I live half a block from Golden Gate Park, and I just got a new macro lens a few weeks ago so I could shoot tiny flowers. I've been concentrating on the cherry blossoms, since they have a short season.

Some lovely images.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Rod Clabaugh wrote:

Thanks Kat for the challenge. My yard started exploding with blooms just last week.

Attractive images Rod.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

photophile wrote:

Some lovely images.

Thank you.

katspangle Loc: Santa Fe NM

judy juul wrote:

Those are beautiful... 31 what are they-gorgeous lilly type blooms!!

soome kind of crocus I believe.

katspangle Loc: Santa Fe NM

JohnSwanda wrote:

I live half a block from Golden Gate Park, and I just got a new macro lens a few weeks ago so I could shoot tiny flowers. I've been concentrating on the cherry blossoms, since they have a short season.

these are lovely. A macro lens is on my wish list

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

katspangle wrote:

these are lovely. A macro lens is on my wish list

Thank you. I should have gotten a macro a long time ago. I had just been ignoring tiny flowers unless I could get a bunch of them in one shot. It has added a great new element to my flower photography.

katspangle Loc: Santa Fe NM

more spring blooms. Sometimes they have to weather the late spring snows

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PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

katspangle wrote:

I love seeing the first blooms of the year start to appear. I plant new bulbs every fall and really enjoy seeing what comes up. And when the fruit trees start to blossom I really get excited. I am looking forward to seeing the first blooms of spring from your neighborhood.

Thanks for hosting, Kat. Very few blooms are out here. This is a repost - my only real blooms experienced snow... I'll find others from archives, later.

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judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

These are the earliest blooms here in Ct.About March

Snow drops
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rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Most of the color in our yard right now comes from the ground cover - few flowers have emerged so far.

Bob I 41 Loc: Indiana

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5.....Have camera.....will travel.....Hello Tulips!

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Rufe Loc: Missouri

JohnSwanda wrote:

I live half a block from Golden Gate Park, and I just got a new macro lens a few weeks ago so I could shoot tiny flowers. I've been concentrating on the cherry blossoms, since they have a short season.

Nice. Looks like the macro is working well.

Green Pea Loc: Issaquah,WA.

Cherries, taken over the last couple of weeks in my neighborhood near Seattle.

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