As you can see from my earlier post, we are happily rocking the spring here in North Central Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth area). And although we have had a few unusually cold nights, all in all, we are having a fabulous spring. Much cooler and longer than any previous years. I guess the season is taking its time to move on (just like stubborn winter!).
But you know? I love this time of year. Not quite as much as I love Fall, but almost.
One of the first blooms to make their appearance in the spring are the wild clover. They pop up in the yard just before the first mow of the new season. I blogged about them in Spring of 2011 (also a weekly photo challenge) right in this post here. See? I told you I loved them and so does my sweet pup.
Unfortunately, we have mowed them down and weeded them out (in the stark tradition of having a unified green fairway lawn). I don’t know why I can’t talk my husband into having a wildflower yard. Wouldn’t that be spectacular? A nature photographer’s dream? I can see birds and butterflies flitting about. Lots of variety and color. He wouldn’t even have to mow…
Hmmmm, maybe next year…
In the meantime, frozen in time before their untimely trim. My gorgeous yard clover captured with my most favorite Nikon.
Aren’t they beautiful? I love how they kick off spring with such pop and flair.
This post is part of the Weekly Photo Challenge by the good people at The Daily Post on WordPress. I love their weekly challenges and inspiration. Please stop by and see other entries. Maybe, just maybe, you will be inspired to enter your own. I would love to see if you do, leave me a comment so I can stop by.
Happy Spring!
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Thanks. Pretty impressive for a weed, right? 🙂
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Only a misplaced flower 🙂
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These are real beauties, great to see lovely Spring scenes!
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I hope you and the marsh are getting spring too. 🙂
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Nice….
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Thanks! Too bad we had to mow. 😦
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Look closely at those leaves-Don’t they look like hearts?
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They are heart-shaped! Nature is amazing. 🙂
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Beautiful..!! :O
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Thank-you! I love the way the blooms uncurl from a twisty shape. So cool!
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It really is! 🙂 🙂
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It really is! 🙂 🙂
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Gorgeous captures of the clover, Angelia. Such a pretty plant. 🙂
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Yes, my mom-in-law has a bed of them. Mine are weeds. 😦 I need to try and move them one year, but I tried that with the wild violets and they stopped growing in the bed where I planted them. Darn it.
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Love these images! So beautiful, Angelia!
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Thanks, Amy! I do enjoy them. So glad I got photos. 🙂
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Beautiful, Angelia. WP issues are keeping me from posting on the site, so here’s my link: http://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/weekly-photo-challenge-spring/ in case you have time to visit.
janet
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Thanks, Janet! I enjoyed you post. Thanks for linking. 🙂
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I am thoroughly enjoying the blooms of spring. My gardenia bush is going crazy, my jasmine is blooming, and my caladiums are coming back beautifully. Love spring!
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I love Caladiums! I had them in the front one year and they were gorgeous! Didn’t come back though. 😦 Your yard sounds heavenly!! Hope you get pics to share. 🙂
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So simple, so lovely, so well captured.
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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so beautiful!
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Thank you! I love flower photography. 🙂
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Most welcome and very nice 🙂
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Happy Spring, back at ‘cha!
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Thank ya dear! Hope you are enjoying some nice spring? 🙂
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so delicate Angelia…gorgeous shots
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They really are so tiny, but they don’t trample easily. A life lesson in that somewhere. 🙂
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to have a wildflower garden with bird feeders all around would be simply heavenly…well, it looks like you took a small step in that direction. gorgeous photos, Angelia.
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I keep meaning to plant seeds! That will be my start. 🙂
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“I love this time of year. Not quite as much as I love Fall, but almost.”
I’m with you, Angelia! I love this time of the year too, but not quite as much as Fall 🙂
Gorgeous photos! Happy Spring!
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Thanks, Ron! I bet your Fall is incredible and rich in color. But yes, Spring is fighting hard for attention.
🙂
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Such beautiful flowers that really come alive with your photography! You are so skilled.
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Thanks, Jean! I do my best to bring out the bare beauty. 🙂
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Such stunning macro photos! Love how you can see the texture of the petals. The petals look so delicate, yet so dry at the same time. Nevertheless, they are a treat for the eyes 🙂
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It’s amazing the detail that can be seen by these lenses. Things I wouldn’t notice. Thank-you!
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Beautiful pictures! especially the second one.
So fine and delicate.
Love, Julie
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