For me the big news in terms of both nature notes and weekend snapshot has been that we finally had a sunny weekend, complete with a bright blue sky.
I'm glad we've had a wet spring and hopefully I'll never take rain for granted again after the drought I talked about at length on my blog. But I was oh so ready for a pretty weekend.
Now that we have the sun to work its magic after the rains, everything is coming to life. There are so many new plants, buds, and flowers that I could end up with a very long post if I tried to cover them.
The first two shots were taken at home. The shot above and below were taken during my Saturday walk on a nearby trail.
The main aspect of my natural world I'm featuring with this combo weekend snapshot and nature notes post is the blue sky. I haven't doctored any of these photos. What I saw is what you get. The shot below is from my Sunday walk at the NC Art Museum's park.
To find other participants in one or both of these theme posts, please visit Nature Notes, and/or Weekend Snapshot.
35 comments:
Such beautiful photos! Happy Spring:)
lovely place to spend for weekend.
My WS entry this week : in HERE. I hope you have time to visit. Thanks
what a beautiful warmer sight to behold!!
go NC Tarheels!!! :)
beautiful shots, gorgeous blue sky! that tree in bloom looks fantastic
after more than a week we got some sunshine today, too :)
I see so much blue and green! What a pleasure. And the tree blossoms are fabulous, too. (magnolias? cherries? great whites 'n pinks)
Oh, white dogwoods. I guessed wrong. The Japanese maple I could have predicted.
I remember learning last year that the cherries blossom before the dogwoods. In our area, the dogwoods aren't yet in blossom, but I think I saw a blossomed cherry tree yesterday.
What a lovely blue sky! That is a perfect weather to be outdoors and enjoy the sun and the breeze :)
Have a great week,Carver!
Wonderful post and photos, Carver. I really never think about drought in your neck of the woods. We're so use to it here in CA, I think it's just us.
The third photo looks so magical!
Yes love the spring flowers and colors. We are having a beautiful spring weekend here too, and I just commented to my hubby how nice it is to see colors again.
Great shots.
These are lovely. There is so much great color there. I can't wait to see what is in bloom when my daughter and I get down on Sunday or Monday!
Good to hear you're on your walking trips again. Those trees blooming with flowers are pretty :)
Your photos are always a delight to see. I can't decide which is my favorite, but that shot with a biker in it reminds me of something beautiful I saw many years ago. Have a nice week.
The trees and flowers in the 2nd pics look so colourful!
Happy WS!
Wow! Gorgeous blue skies! We had beautiful weather, too, today. Scott and I worked on my mosaic, finally!
Have a wonderful week!
There is always sunshine after the rain. What blue skies you have and beautiful blossoms.
wow you got a very nice weekend Carver. Everything in your place is so colorful already! our is just starting too, the trees are still bare, and only a couple of flowers bloom, not really flowers.. Weeds! hehehe..
by the way great shot!
It seems to be a pretty good weekend alright. I love your second picture. It's so refreshing to the eyes.
Gorgeous tree.. all the photos are beautiful.. Looks like you had a beautiful weekend!
When the sky is so clear I just can't shut myself in. Thanks for this virtual tour.
It's nice that you took advantage of the sunny weather to enjoy the outdoors.
It looks so peaceful. I love places like these. And it is a good way to spend the weekend at something peaceful and relaxing.
Wonderful images of Spring. Love your shots! Have a blessed week!
Yes, I see the colourful flowers blossoming in Spring!
Great set of spring photos, Carver!
Great week ahead!
Ah,its raining here .. I wished I had some sunshine and then I popped in here and there it is ... thanks for the sunshine fix!
This really was the perfect spring post and the sky is so blue. We too had one sunny say and are now under a winter weather watch..sigh.. But this post put a smile on my fact today. Thank you for participating in Nature Notes Carver.. Michelle
Even though our skies haven't caught up I appreciated seeing yours.
I love trees with blossoms. Thanks for sharing spring! Wandered over brom another blog, and am glad I did!
the weather's been erratic here lately. YOurs look enviable.
Wow, what a glorious spring day! I'm glad you're finally getting some sunshine. Your shots from home remind me of my old neighborhood, with all its lovely plantings and trees. Thanks for sharing it!
oh so beautiful pictures! Would love to spend time on that place. Are those dogwood trees?
Love the photos of flowers and trees. I need spring here in Michigan. We still have snow.
Very nice site. I'm following it now. Thanks for doing such a nice job.
What beautiful shots!!!
Glorious Spring, Carver!
Aloha-
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