Wordless Wednesday

June 3, 2020 ~ oneletterup ~ 16 Comments

bunny

Macro Monday

June 1, 2020 ~ oneletterup ~ 21 Comments

tree flower

I have been keeping my eye on several trees near my condo…waiting for a day when the breezes were at a minimum. These blossoms have been hanging on for several weeks and I wanted to capture an image when the branches were holding still. Patience paid off last Monday.

As usual, I don’t know what kind of tree this is, but I look forward to seeing what happens next.

Sunshine’s Macro Monday: Flowering bud

April 20, 2020May 27, 2020 ~ oneletterup ~ 13 Comments

Sunshine’s Macro Monday #38

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The buds are coming!

I was excited to capture signs of spring during a (warm!) breezy day last week…and I am most grateful to report: Mother Nature marches on.

pink bud

Wordless Wednesday

April 8, 2020 ~ oneletterup ~ 11 Comments

Clouds

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 ~ oneletterup ~ 14 Comments

I knew I was saving this photograph for a reason.

One day in June – that time in late Spring when you notice the landscape has totally changed from brown & white to color – I looked up. And paused from snapping photos of leaved out trees, budding flowers and soft no-longer-crunchy green grass. To catch this…

Waves of clouds.

Kind of like the ocean in the sky.

clouds

Clouds also brings to mind Joni Mitchell…and my favorite song from her album Clouds, which was released 50 years ago in 1969.

Both Sides, Now is that song…

Inspired by Citysonnet’s photo a day challenge. Prompt for today: Clouds

Unexpected

July 30, 2019 ~ oneletterup ~ 4 Comments

Inspired by Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge: Unexpected

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO OR TWO (OR THREE…) WITH SOMETHING UNEXPECTED IN THEM.

One cold March day…

The front lawn had emerged from under the melting snow…

Revealing the dregs of winter…

And an unexpected sign of Spring on its way.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Raindrops

June 4, 2019 ~ oneletterup ~ 2 Comments

This post inspired by June photo a day challenge

The prompt: Raindrops

Spring time brings rain.
And more rain.

And…healthy green grass by the side of the road.

raindrops

Wordless Wednesday

May 22, 2019 ~ oneletterup ~ 5 Comments

budding tree

Photo a Week Challenge – Three of a Kind

May 6, 2019May 26, 2020 ~ oneletterup ~ 14 Comments

Nancy Merrill is hosting a photo challenge. The theme this week – Three of a Kind

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE THREE DIFFERENT PHOTOS OF THE SAME SUBJECT.

Spring is finally here. So says the calendar.

However, Winter’s damp cold dome of a sky has been holding on. Clouds blocking the sunlight. The budding…and trying-to-bloom…trees…that I look forward to every year waiting to shine.

Until today. The sun was so bright, I nearly blinded myself taking these photos. But totally worth it. It’s supposed to rain for most of the coming week, so it was now or…who knows when.

The row of Callery pear trees…in full bloom at long last.

row of trees