Today is the first day of spring in our part of the world — my favorite season! It is also Friday and WordPress photo challenge time.
Bright orange California poppies — a symbol of spring. Photo taken near Colton Hall downtown historic Monterey last week.
The theme this week is “Fresh”. From Jen H…
In the Northern Hemisphere, spring is beginning to slowly appear, and many of us whose creativity was dampened by the cold and drear of winter days are beginning to reawaken. The freshness of spring is a powerful catalyst to get shutterbugs outdoors and get
shooting.For this week’s photo challenge, share with us a photo that expresses something fresh…
The “freshness of spring” is exactly the reason for these photos.
From oak trees sprouting new leaves…
And new sprouts on eucalyptus and pines…
Fresh grass and more…
And flowers abundantly expressing the freshness of spring…
I don’t have the right camera to take bird photos, but this “California” Coastal Western scrub jay didn’t seem to mind being close so I snapped these photos too. Easy enough since the Western jays live in many suburban gardens.
Fresh plants and hearing so many birds chirping outdoors is a wonderful sign of spring.
To participate in the challenge, click here. And I wish you a most happy spring season!