(from April 16, spring flowers)

[silverflight8]

I came home this afternoon and saw the flowers coming up. They've been coming up for about a week now, but then we had snow and then horrid rain for three or four days (and cloudy skies when it wasn't raining). Suddenly I felt that time was fleeing and that I had to get outside and take pictures. Immediately. Spring is the quickest, briefest season

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[keppiehed]

Beautiful pics! These cheered me up. It's snowing here today, boo! so this was just what I needed. Thanks so much for sharing!

[silverflight8]

It's been raining on and off today, which is icky (but at least not snow--ack!) There's really nothing like flowers for loveliness.

[bluegerl]

Oh glory isn't Spring wonderful!!!! The hawthorn bush's leaves are soooo 'springy' as in energetic feeling. And did you know you can eat the leaves in salad!
The little blue flowers are Scilla, and I know them as Angel Eyes, and there is a single variety that is just aaah so pretty.

The blue ones... erm. MAYbe related to the wind anenome? New one on me, and if you DO find the name, PLEASE tell us. It's gorgeous. (Not the crocii... know them, that luminous blue yummy)

The green pointy leaves are Lily of the Valley - Muguet. A very special flower here in France symbolic for the May lst Workers Day... everyone sports Muguet du Bois. Had MASSES in The Old Garden.. now I shall go and pick some when I go check on the place.

What super flowers, and pics. I wish I could figure my camera out enough to take ones like that!

[silverflight8]

It seems to not be spring today, I think I spoke too soon, it's awfully windy (all the litter is flying) and bah, it's chilly again.

I love crocus. There was a lot of purple and violet flowers around, and they were just ahhh, everything that flowers ought to be.

I think the green plants are actually the first leaves of tulips--none of the actual flowers have come up, these are just the first pokings out. And the daffodils have already bloomed (holy cow they're fast) but once they are out I will take a picture--I pass by them all the time, since I live right nearby.

I didn't know about the muget! Oh, well, I think I've seen some flowers that look similar to lily of the valley (I'm an awful botanist, can't tell anything apart) but they were all very limp and battered by the rain :(

Aww, I wish I could show you; it's really not too hard once you get it (and aren't afraid of looking silly trying to get pictures.) Man, why is this world so big?

[bluegerl]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=lily+of+the+valley&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=3aBzUYrZC8bm7AbyiIHYAw&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=910&bih=435... )

[silverflight8]

Hm, I think the leaves are the same shape but they haven't got those whitish stripes...I wonder if they'd grow here? It snowed yesterday D: --but I guess we'll see when they come out!

Ah ha! The colour coordination makes sense.

That's practically the same camera I have--only it's a digital SLR (but it's the same reflex camera) and I even have a Canon :D Oh wow, I'd love to go take photos there, you've been so many different places!

[gothrockrulz]

Oh, my, those are some lovely flower photos!

[silverflight8]

Thank you! They've all got squished by the rain/snow/wind for the last week, so I'm glad that at least I got the photos >.

[twilightthief]

Lovely photos! They match your icon too! :)

[silverflight8]

Yes, they totally do! :D Haven't seen any wild rose round here though (and it's too early in the season for them.) Thanks.