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Challenge: Seasonal Changes - Spring 3/28-4/2/2022
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Mar 27, 2022 20:57:33   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
Spring officially began a week ago - can hardly tell up here, but there are a few signs heralding the season between winter, mud and black fly season in Maine. Maybe seasons don't change much or at all where you live, but please show us what the end of March looks like in your locale.

Tiny buds are appearing
Tiny buds are appearing...

Snow turns dirty and reveals last falls dead leaves
Snow turns dirty and reveals last falls dead leave...

Ice starts breaking up
Ice starts breaking up...



And Song birds return
And Song birds return...

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Mar 27, 2022 21:16:31   #
Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Nice!

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Mar 27, 2022 21:49:20   #
William Loc: Mississippi
 
@ good/show

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Mar 27, 2022 22:13:27   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
Ched49 wrote:
Nice!


Thanks, Ched

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Mar 27, 2022 22:13:51   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
William wrote:
@ good/show



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Mar 27, 2022 23:40:37   #
dane004 Loc: WYOMING
 
PAToGraphy wrote:
Spring officially began a week ago - can hardly tell up here, but there are a few signs heralding the season between winter, mud and black fly season in Maine. Maybe seasons don't change much or at all where you live, but please show us what the end of March looks like in your locale.


Pat thanks for hosting the challenge, wonderful start

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Mar 28, 2022 01:40:45   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
PAToGraphy wrote:
Spring officially began a week ago - can hardly tell up here, but there are a few signs heralding the season between winter, mud and black fly season in Maine. Maybe seasons don't change much or at all where you live, but please show us what the end of March looks like in your locale.


Thanks for hosting Pat. Like your intro shots!

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Mar 28, 2022 04:48:28   #
Gary K Loc: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
 
I know it's Spring when the wild flowers start popping.

Fairy Slipper
Fairy Slipper...









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Mar 28, 2022 07:48:22   #
Fred Ann Loc: New Brunswick, Canada
 
Welcome Spring
Oh Happy Day! The first day of spring! Good bye winter, I am not sorry to see you go although your presence the last few days has been gentle. My apologies to those who have read this before. I wrote this several springs ago but it has become my welcome acknowledgement to this delightful season every since.


Personifications of Spring
spring whispered and I listened

as trees swung their bare branches in welcome

pussy willows basked in warm sunlight

lulled by blended sounds of mating melodies

singing ageless songs of hopeful renewal

spring sighed and I watched

as melting snow created lawn ponds

awakened roots in the moist earth

quenched their frozen winter thirst

and yearned to stretch their green shoots upward

spring shouted and I felt its power

as disintegrating river ice abandoned its frozen grasp

pelting rains and furious winds spurned slothful winter

and rivers swelled their banks with prideful freedom

while egg laden fish dreamed of journeying home

spring returned today and I smiled

and was content

Pussy Willows basking in the sunlight
Pussy Willows basking in the sunlight...

green shoots realeasd from their frozen grasp
green shoots  realeasd from their frozen grasp...

disintegrating river ice
disintegrating river ice...

road closed water over the road
road closed water over the road...

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Mar 28, 2022 08:22:23   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
dane004 wrote:
Pat thanks for hosting the challenge, wonderful start


Thanks, Dane

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Mar 28, 2022 08:23:16   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
Transbuff1985 wrote:
Thanks for hosting Pat. Like your intro shots!


Thank you, Bob. Your storm sky from Free Sunday surely qualifies as a "spring" phenomenon.

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Mar 28, 2022 08:24:12   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
Gary K wrote:
I know it's Spring when the wild flowers start popping.


These are gorgeous, Gary. I've never seen a fairy slipper. They are very dainty.

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Mar 28, 2022 08:25:48   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
Fred Ann wrote:
Welcome Spring
Oh Happy Day! The first day of spring! Good bye winter, I am not sorry to see you go although your presence the last few days has been gentle. My apologies to those who have read this before. I wrote this several springs ago but it has become my welcome acknowledgement to this delightful season every since.


Personifications of Spring
spring whispered and I listened

as trees swung their bare branches in welcome

pussy willows basked in warm sunlight

lulled by blended sounds of mating melodies

singing ageless songs of hopeful renewal

spring sighed and I watched

as melting snow created lawn ponds

awakened roots in the moist earth

quenched their frozen winter thirst

and yearned to stretch their green shoots upward

spring shouted and I felt its power

as disintegrating river ice abandoned its frozen grasp

pelting rains and furious winds spurned slothful winter

and rivers swelled their banks with prideful freedom

while egg laden fish dreamed of journeying home

spring returned today and I smiled

and was content
Welcome Spring br Oh Happy Day! The first day of s... (show quote)


Wonderful, Fred Ann. Your poetry describes the seasonal change beautifully and your images visualized it.

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Mar 28, 2022 08:33:07   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
New life "springs" up

Less than 24 hrs old
Less than 24 hrs old...

Day Lilies spring from the dark winter earth
Day Lilies spring from the dark winter earth...

Our rock garden shows the promise of daffodils, narcissus, and paper whites.
Our rock garden shows the promise of daffodils, na...

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Mar 28, 2022 08:45:51   #
sundar Loc: Charlotte, NC
 
PAToGraphy wrote:
Spring officially began a week ago - can hardly tell up here, but there are a few signs heralding the season between winter, mud and black fly season in Maine. Maybe seasons don't change much or at all where you live, but please show us what the end of March looks like in your locale.


Very nice start to another challenge with an excellent subject.
Will find something around here.

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