SNOW TREE Reflection

Today the Northeast got lots of snow.

We expected 1-3"

We got 4-6"

Heavy wet snow to shovel, so I took a break and tried out my new camera.

Here's my 1st  photo with "reflection" setting.

(hard to believe the tree's really surrounded by houses, cars...)

A VERY TALL TREE with treeline in the background... and a telephone pole to the right.

baby robin 1st day out of nest

Spring is here - kind of!

YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING!

Winter is still holding on, but we just had a warm up:

a few days of average normal temps. 

We'll still have below-freezing temps BUT signs of Spring have started!

The geese have been flying, circling, landing near the river, then moving on,

The mourning doves that had a nest with baby birds last year... ARE BACK!! 

Here is a video of the baby birds last year:

Baby mourning doves - leaving the nest

NO FLOWERS OR BUDS YET THIS YEAR,

but looking forward to seeing the beauty growing all around us. 

HAPPY SPRINGTIME!!!

HAVE A GOOD DAY!

Evening sun, and June wildflowers

Here's a lovely shining shot of the sun before it slides down behind the #mountain.

Below, in the next 2 #photographs,

 are some #wildflowers on nearby slopes.

These next 2 photos were taken mid-June, 2013.

Some typical, and quite sweet & cute, wildflowers.

(I don't really know their names).

Breathing in the air under the fir #trees is so fragrant with the pine needles. I understand that air is so healthy.

 Here's a closeup of a patch of #flowers in another spot. ENJOY!