SOOC - Lonely Tulip

It is time for Straight Out of the Camera - SOOC, and this was taken two weeks ago next to our patio. Amongst the gray concrete and barren land, the colors are vibrant. Now if Springtime temps were to finally arrive...

Wordless Wednesday - Bramble 'n Blue

Spring is finally springing as the birds, bumblebees and squirrels in motion signify seasonal change. Here is one bluejay not frolicking, perhaps pensively looking up at the photographer - and speaking no words which fits NC Sue's WW meme perfectly...

Shadow Shot Sunday - Suburban Spring

Happily, it is warming up a bit and the much stronger Spring sun allows us a seasonal hint of the season. So for Shadow Shot Sunday 2, I took a couple of pics by the driveway that offers new growth along with shadows. Note the big tree in the front yard - it's leaves arrive later in the Spring and fall earlier in the autumn, which is why it looks barren so fat - but even the buds are starting. I like more sun than less so am happy it looks like Spring - I just wish it were a little bit warmer...

Friday Hunt, 2016-15

It is a colder day than usual in the Nutmeg State of Connecticut - so, the spirit warms up very nicely at Teresa's fun photo meme, Friday Hunt. We look forward to the hunt, and this week I am using not vintage, but current pics :) Here are my choices for today's themes:

Begins with 'O': I like Orange! The early Spring sky in these parts will do! To the left is a hone pic of sunset at a local shopping center. To the right, it is a sunset, then from our back window at a west-southwest orientation...

Week's Favorite: There was freezing dew during the week and I like these, as the icy branches look distorted on this cold morn, which is what the ice did to the buds. Nice sky, but when will it begin to feel like April?

Spring/Fall:Patti captured yet another male cardinal on the forsythia. It looks like late November (even if it was this week) when the leaves fall off. To the right, some of the forsythia is sprouting their sunny leafy countenance. These views frame the beginning and end of Winter I'd say! As always, thanks to Teresa for hosting!

Wordless Wednesday - Hints of Spring

Well, Spring is here in fact...but it was chilly yesterday, so it didn't feel like Spring. However, the sunny yellow buds on the forsythia give us the hope of sunny and/or warm days...see NC Sue for more!

Watery Songlines - Waiting for Spring

I am back this week for Watery Songlines, in the season of Spring (technically) and although last nights 2 cm snow has melted, it is chilly now, but Wednesday's 65°F / 18°C gives one hope. Here are the brown for winter grasses in the pond at Osbornedale State Park in neighboring Derby. I am imagining green aquatic grasses on the shoreline and green leaves on the trees on a warm day. I can imagine...but the calendar tells me that Spring is about to spring!

Friday Hunt, 2016-11

I am happily back at Teresa's fun meme, Friday Hunt. This week, the themes are Starts with 'K', Week's Favorite and Flower. These were different, thus I had to think about it somewhat - and after perusing my photo archives, I can play!

Starts with 'K'. What else can that be but Kitty Cat. Our furry feline family member Linus McDonald will do here. He sits, unassumingly, at the front window (L) and back. I assume he is not posing although he does offer his demure kitty cat look in each pic...

Flower. This is where I looked in the archives from the Spring of 1991 and our then two-year old daughter Allegra has watched her mom in action and thought she'd like to try it herself. It is an old print with all its flaws - but the cute kid still tugs at hearts :)

Week's Favorite. This afternoon, the lovely Patti captured this warm-day-in March view looking up at the Ansonia Greenway (located upon the flood control levee alongside the Naugatuck River) where Spring is definitely in the air!