Sunday, February 18, 2007

Is it Spring already?

We have been experiencing very weird weather lately .....(global warming or not!!!) It rains most of the nights and we wake up to a beautiful morning with the world around us glistening in the sunshine.........There's a perceptible nip in the air....I say "perceptible" coz going by the freezing temp. in north, it's just that..perceptible :)

The chestnut trees are beginning to bloom and lilacs are in bud. The chill in the night wilts the leaves and flowers only to see them ready to bloom in the morning sunshine......Are these budding trees murmuring "spring" softly?? In Florida, it's always a subtle change in seasons....no loud proclamations for us sans one: SUMMER :D....I am waiting to see tiny leaves spring out of those bare branches......trees cloaked back in their lush clothings, perfect, untouchable patches of blue skies, skies so blue that u'd think somebody spilled the Tidy Bowl (I wish u'd click on the first pic to have a look)...and myriad other promises that Spring softly ambles in with :)

This post marks a year of the existence of this blog....it's been a joyful ride, with tons of friends across the globe adding their li'l inputs and making the jouney all the more worthwhile.......This one's for us and many more posts to come and new frdships to be forged :)

PS: In the second pic, I love the li'l bee there doing what it does the best.....on its way to making honey :)

26 comments:

JaamZIN said...

i think this is definitelly the sign of the comming spring:) I guess its comming soon in Budapest, too

Kunal said...

in delhi too! signifies something huh? advent of beginnings...the closure of a few others...:)

saved the pics on my comp, hope you dont mind...

suramya said...

happy anniversary :), and pictures are absolutely spiffing!!!!!!!!!!! it seems like u had a happy day :)

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

zsolt72 : hey! welcome here .....and i just talked abt forging new frdships :)
3 cheers for Spring (in Florida, Budapest and the rest of the world ) :)

kunal : for moi, it signifies changes that I am so looking fwd to...the outdoor times are back.......:)
I don't mind and don't think u needed to ask!!!! :)

suramya : aren't they ??? am in love with these .... i am one of those vain ppl when it comes to pics....i keep watching the ones i have clicked :D...had an awesome day!!! today promises to be one of them too :)))))...u too have a great time, dear girl :)

photowannabe said...

Congrats on your one year anniversary. Looking forward to the coming one too.
Your spring blossoms are so pretty and the one with the bee says Spring is on the way.

Jen said...

Beautiful! As much as I love winter I always look forward to seeing everything spring to life:)

Zeekat said...

I think spring is around the corner ;)

I Put a link to your blog on mine :D

Bigg kiss

suramya said...

ur not vain :), it worth watching again and again.

Suzana said...

So pretty. :)

It's been nice meeting you, moi, and seeing your corner of the world thru pics. Here's to another year.

To answer your question about pics: I post my pics to a flickr acct (www.flickr.com) & then select the HTML from there, which I paste into blogger. With flickr you have your choice of image size (I always choose medium). The acct. is free to 200 pictures.

Enjoy the spring! ;)

Atticus Finch said...

:( :( :( :(

boooohooooooo! Not even a green leaf here, let alone flowers...

Waiting for summer... Especially to get rid of my bulky winter-coat :)

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

photowannabe: thanx :)...the li'l bee made such a delightful sight :)

jen : by now i know how much u love snow...will love to see the spring pics at ur end , once the season comes in there :)

zeekat : u r up on my link list too.........and hugs and kisses back :)

suramya: thanx for the solidarity ;)

suzana : sure!! and it's been really nice to know u too and thanx for answering the question :)

atticus: lets have some snow pics then....:)

Annie said...

Hi Moi,

It IS spring for you and soon will be spring for me in Little Rock. I always look forward to the middle of February, for that is when the seasons make the turn. This morning, when I awoke, the temperature was 56 degrees.

Bliss . . .

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

annie : welcome here ....and enjoy the beautiful season :)

Chad Oneil Myers said...

Won't be too many months until our summer is here;)

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

chad: :) and am sure, i'll love to see ur summer-y pics :)

Tim Rice said...

Gorgeous photos! Makes me get spring fever. ;)

Unknown said...

tim : haha!!! was just wondering what spring pics will u come back with ur hikes in the season :)

Anonymous said...

Youppe! The spring is arriving!

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

still: yes it is!!! :)

Amatullah said...

Love spring, the blossoms are lovely! :D

Reflex said...

You are right, really strange weather, here too. But beautiful flowers :)

Kerri said...

Gosh, way back in February you had these beautiful blossoms! Lucky you.
Your photos are wonderful! I know what you mean about discovering the camera. It was the same for me :)
Glad you enjoyed the wildflowers. Thanks for visiting.
We still have snow on the ground up here, but sunshine today. Glorious sunshine!

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

Hey kerri, welcome here....Seasons arrive early in these parts, for good or bad!! :)

IsraeliDiary said...

This keeps reminding me of how beautiful this world is. :)

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

Isn't it a glorious world ..:)
welcome here, Israelisoldier :)

IsraeliDiary said...

It certainly is. But some people need proof, and your photos is a good way to prove it.
Thank you, Moi. :)
Also thank you for visiting my blog.
You have a nice day!