March 12, 2006
The Arboretum Project Week Ten
Panorama 03-12-06
I cannot believe it's time for another week's photos already. This last week went past with a whoosh! So busy. I'm glad I made the commitment to do this, though. Otherwise I'd have stayed in all day grading papers. They'll get done anyway, and this way, I got to be outside. Where it was cold, clear and beautiful.
The light was amazing today, and so were the colors. I saw a pair of Canadian Geese that I hadn't seen before, and tried to take pictures of a kingfisher. But he was always on the opposite side of the lake from me, and my new camera's zoom wasn't quite good enough to capture him.
Everything's beginning the spring push in earnest now. I hope we don't have any more serious freezes. I'm more than ready for a seasonal change. I think the whole world is now. At least, that's the way it feels.
Bouquet
Dandelion in Winter (tee hee!)
I would never have noticed this rabbit if it hadn't tried to run away as I walked past. I spun around, it froze and then I knelt and snapped three photos before thanking it and going on my way. This is the best of the bunch.
Bunnyflage II
Hopeful
Budding
Winter Forest
Candied
Buds
Coy
Enchanted Lake
Impatience
Tracks
New Geese
Sunlight
Windywillow
I still can't believe I took this next photo. It takes my breath away every time I look at it.
Reflections II
Watching Robin
Peeping
Splash!
Willowbuds
Paper Roses
Mysterious
Old Wood III
Below is a branch tip on one of the oddest trees I've ever seen. It's some kind of ash, but it doesn't even look like a real tree. It looks like a fabricated tree. Like some artist's crazy imaginings. It also looks supremely touchable, but knowing my luck, I'd pet the soft black nubbins and would have an allergic reaction that would make me swell up and burst.
Mod
Remember my first ever Arboretum Project entry? Ten weeks ago? The second photo I posted was of the moon blossoming on the tip of a crabapple. That was with the old camera. Here's what I can get with the new camera:
Moon & Crabapple Redux
One last, longing look into the valley before I go back to grading papers.
March 12, Late Afternoon
Posted by sally at March 12, 2006 08:54 PM
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