Spring still

Today was a beautiful day--for a walk along the GW Parkway. Even though many of the colors in the trees are gone for the year, and there aren't necessarily a lot of flowers along the parkway, I took my camera anyway, because sometimes there are other sites to see, right? Well, believe it or not, I did find some color in the tree! And new! -some pretty orange and yellow flowers.
Talk about serendipity! So of course I took many many pictures and then came home and played with them. So many in fact, I couldn't figure out why I took some--since they looked pretty close to the same, hm. But when I was reviewing and deleting the ugly ones, I couldn't decide which to keep--so I kept them both. They're not bad.


Then, I suppose in that mood, as I messed around with the different filters, I found some I liked and couldn't decide which I liked better, so I kept them both--the original here too.


And then as I was posting, I thought, well, I really like this one better than the above anyway, so I'll stick it in for good measure.

Spring Just Keeps Getting Better

Some photos from my walk today at lunch. Sometimes I wonder how the world would be if everything blossomed all at once. That is, I can imagine how amazing some pictures would be.
But I think there's wisdom in having things come in their own time. For example, some of the photos might be discordant, having too many colors and shapes involved--a little like the combination of these three pictures. But also, I think some of the small things might need their own attention. We might otherwise overlook the individual beauty of some flowers, because they would be masked by the beauty of others. And, spring lasts a little longer, too, as everything comes in its season, right?

Spring and Photoshop

Not only do I enjoy taking photos in the spring, but having new pictures also provides opportunities to mess around a little so I don't feel like a terrible bum when I sit around watching tv and movies on Friday nights (or other nights). Here's a little of my messing around from last night. One of these pictures is the same as one I posted the other day. Can you tell which one?

Spring Blossoms

Seriously, although that last post was from last year, these are from this year--this week, actually. This is one of the things I love about spring--a good reason to get my camera out again and try new angles on the blossoms. These are some of my favorites from a batch I took during a lunch-time walk yesterday. Enjoy!

Happy St. Patty's

Okay so this is actually from last year, but it was taken in March. I just felt the need for a pretty picture and this is a nice green one. Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy Spring! I pulled out my spring/summer wardrobe over the weekend, though I still found I needed a sweater yesterday and wore my winter coat to work today, but it's coming. Spring is in the air! Can't you feel it? I guess it depends on where you are. It's a nice feeling anyway.