Got out for my first slightly longer ride on Saturday, and really enjoyed it. Looking for signs of tree buds showing up, but found nothing, just a few spring flowers in a friend's garden. I'll be heading out after I post this again - it's 17°C here! A heatwave for April!
Let me see now. Blogger has loaded these in the reverse order I intended. I wonder if I can write the post backwards. It was a beautiful and warmish day, about 8°, so with my jacket I was fine.
A big Willow I passed, showing off its bright yellow colour.
Down the street I went. Everything was pretty clean, and the sky was blue!
A tall White Birch I pass, it reddish twigs almost ready to send out those tiny leaves.
At my friend's house I snapped some tiny Snowdrops.
And another nice patch of those beautiful tiny blue Iris.
On my return trip I passed the hospital and the line of tall trees marking the top of the ravine - actually the top of that Nipissing shoreline, which in this location is well forested.
A couple more nice maples that turn beautiful orange in the fall. This is one of my favourite rides in the summer, taken when I just feel like a shorter ride.
Rhat birch tree is a beauty! Tbe brave little early flowers, they just touch the heart.
ReplyDeleteIt is so good that you were able to get out. The sky was just that colour here yesterday. It isn't that warm here today - I think 11˚C on my thermometer.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a wonderful change! Excellent you could get out and about.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of spring. Such a pretty blue sky.
ReplyDeleteThat sky is a wonderful colour blue, lovely to be out in beautiful weather.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
The time before leaves come out is a part of spring that is ignored. There's lots to watch in early spring.
ReplyDeleteYou must have been really glad to get out for a ride on a beautiful spring day. By the way, I submitted the photos from my blog to researchers who work with wild white tailed deer and got this answer:
ReplyDelete"... a deer that is not hunted might have a 20% chance of living to 14 years old. Unusual for sure but certainly not impossible.
We have numerous examples of research deer living into their teens. Of course, those are females. But there is no reason bucks can’t live that long. He might be one of the lucky few living in the tail end of the curve."
Spring brings hope. And leaves, eventually. We know the leaves are coming! And all sorts of new baby critters, mammals and birds and reptiles. It's a wonderful time. :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you are out and about again! Love, love, love seeing those green things poking up.
ReplyDeleteYou must love being able to get out and about. Nice to see both snowdrops and iris in one post. I was back out shooting croci yesterday.
ReplyDeleteLook at that blue sky! With the warm weather, I'm sure the leaves will follow soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to see you getting out while you can. It was a gorgeous day yesterday and the two before that. Today, you stayed indoors I'll bet! Me too!
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures, the blue sky, sunshine and shadows all show off the new growths.
Yay! Glad to hear you have been out and about, FG. We had our first picnic today!
ReplyDeletePretty skies to be out and about! I bet you enjoyed getting out!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous captures.
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