Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Spring is back

Ah, New England weather. If you don't like it,wait a minute. Last week we were pushing 80, then down to 26. A lot of plants got hit hard, trees have had their leaves freeze and now they have withered and died. Some trees have had close to 75% leaf kill.
Fresh photos, straight out of the camera.



                                  Tree swallows  (Tachycineta bicolor)


                                 Serviceberry (Amelanchier)    


                                  male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

4 comments:

936000 said...

Wow! What fantastic photos of the swallows in all their brilliant blue sheen! All the photos are beautiful!

Maybe as an offering to the weather gods, it's time to change your "about me" photo to something springy or summery. Perhaps Kirk in overalls with a hoe (implement).
LOLOLOL!!!

I hope you are having a great week!

Kirk said...

Aren't they a pretty bird?

What,you don't like me in the snow?, I have been thinking about changing the photo, I'll see what I can come up with , and rest assured no overalls for me!

Snail said...

How lovely! Those swallows look like they've undergone a bit of a polish for spring.

936000 said...

No, no. In fact, i think you look rather like one of Santa's elves. It's great. I just said if you wanted Spring to stay around you might want to make some appeasement to the weather Gods/Goddesses and/or a definite statement by changing your photo.

LOL!!!