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Forest floor sunset. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. March 20, 2023, 6:45 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #March #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #ferns #springtime

Shot from ground level on a sidehill sloping down from left to right. The right side of the bottom foot or so of a tree trunk stands in the foreground left. The forest floor is covered with rocks, twigs, a few ground-hugging green ferns and many dead leaves, bleached and flattened by a rainy winter. At the top right we can see through some tree trunks the orange sun about to set behind a nearby mountain.

George Steffanos

1 week ago

Bluets, southwest North Carolina Blue Ridge. May 9, 1983.

When making a big ascent, the first rule is keep your head down. It keeps your weight forward and avoids discouraging sights of endless climbing ahead. In early spring in much of the Appalachians I would try to focus on these tiny blue flowers, which often grow in clusters along trails.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #NorthCarolina #spring #May #forest #flowers #wildflowers #naturephotography #trails #springtime

In a brightly sunlit patch of forest floor, a large patch of tiny blue blossoms with bright yellow centers and bright green stalks and leaves is growing among the fallen branches and leaves.

George Steffanos

1 week ago

Early morning in early Spring at Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. April 6, 2021, 7:15 AM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #April #forest #sunshine #morning #naturephotography #trails #lake #springtime

A footpath through a forest of evergreen hemlock and hardwoods that have yet to bud makes a graceful arc to the right as it approaches a lake. The lake surface, rippling in a light breeze, reflects the very light blue of the sky above. A bright morning sun burns through the branches ahead, creating a pair of bright reflections in the lake below.

George Steffanos

2 weeks ago

Mountain laurel blossoms and buds, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 1, 2023, 4:15 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #June #forest #wildflowers #flowers #mountains #trails #springtime

In a thicket in the forest, a closeup of three mountain laurel blossoms in full bloom. They are pentagonal in shape, and bright white with markings of striking dark pink just a few shades lighter than red. They are growing in a cluster of buds and blossoms. Most are still buds in various stages of bloom.

Andrey Markov (Safe)

2 weeks ago

Кадр 3. Им ещё не сезон… #photo #landscape #seashore #sea #March #springtime #фото #пейзаж #море #берег #ранняявесна #весна #пляж

George Steffanos

3 weeks ago

Peaceful easy feeling sunset (h/t Glenn Frey). New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. April 15, 2020, 6:54 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #April #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

A deep blue sky with puffy white clouds partially silhouetted by the sun, which is setting behind a low wooded ridge on the far shore of a lake. A soft breeze is gently rippling the lake, creating a long wavy streak of golden orange reflecting the sun. That streak ends in a small patch of water grasses a few feet offshore, but the nearest ripples catch shifting blobs of that golden light. We are sitting on a flattish gray rock slightly curved in front at the near edge of the lake.

George Steffanos

3 weeks ago

Pink swirl sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. June 15, 2020, 8:45 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #June #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

We are standing on the shore of a large lake. Below us are tufts of water grasses growing just offshore, a partially submerged rock and a partially submerged tree limb. To our left is a large leafy shrub. It is a calm evening, the lake surface is just slightly rippled. Across the lake is a low wooded ridge topped by a water tower. Beyond that a glimpse of a slightly higher ridge. Most of the sky is a deep blue. The recently set sun tints the horizon gold. Upper level winds have created a gentle swirl effect in some passing clouds. From below the horizon the sun's rays are tinting the bottoms of the clouds bright pink and deep purple.

George Steffanos

3 weeks ago

A silent landscape almost without color. Few birds around all day, no frogs or insects. Barely a wisp of breeze. On the threshold of spring, Lost Ponds, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. March 25, 2019, 5:17 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #March #forest #pond #clouds #naturephotography #trails #springtime

A hazy sky with a few slivers of blue gray breaking through a high haze. The wooded far shore is almost a silhouette in the dim light. A giant ball of sun is burning through most of the haze, its pale yellow aura the closest thing to a bright color in that whitewashed sky. A darker mirror image of that peninsula, gray sky and pale yellow sun is reflected on the almost flat surface of the lake below. A skeleton of a dead tree is partially submerged in the foreground. Part of its trunk and the stump ends of several branches are all that show above the lake surface. A portion of a leafless shrub is silhouetted in the bottom left corner.

George Steffanos

3 weeks ago

The quiet time in the forest between winter and spring. Warm(ish) sunshine and not much to block it, no bugs yet. Not many hikers. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. March 6, 2023, 4:07 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #March #forest #mountains #naturephotography #trails #springtime

A flattish trail high up a mountainside. The cloudless sky is a deep light blue. The sun is shining through the trees ahead, creating a 4-pointed star with rainbow colors and casting long shadows across the forest. The forest around us is mostly leafless trees. Many fal;len leaves coat the forest floor, flattened and crumbled by winter rains. The trunk and broken off branches of a large fallen tree is to our right.

George Steffanos

3 weeks ago

Rising sun greets a beautiful spring day at Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. April 6, 2021, 7:29 AM

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #April #forest #morning #naturephotography #trails #lake #springtime

Beneath a light gray blue cloudless early morning sky, we are looking across a small bay on a large lake to a cluster of four tall hemlocks growing in an otherwise open area along the wooded far shore. There are less lofty hemlock in the surrounding woods, and leafless hardwoods. The slightly rippled lake surface mirrors the sky and the trees, and the rising sun which is burning through a small gap between the branches of a hemlock.

George Steffanos

4 weeks ago

The road to Zion National Park from the south. Virgin River valley, southern Utah. April 1984.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Utah #scenicbyways #Zion #spring #springtime #mountains

Beneath a deep blue cloudless desert sky, a scenic 2-lane highway following a semiarid river valley through rugged mountains. It is spring and recent rains have brought out vivid green leaves on some of the trees and shrubs. Shrubs with pale yellow blossoms line the roadside on our right. To our left a mostly barren steep mountainside rises sharply not far from the roadside. It is sprinkled with scattered olive green scrubby vegetation in a wide swath between stark naked rock cliffs above and below.

George Steffanos

4 weeks ago

Another storm blowing in off the Pacific. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, March 1984.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Oregon #spring #March #seacoast #dunes #ocean #naturephotography #Pacific #springtime #seacoast

A small lagoon among light beige sand dunes. Clumps of grasses and other low plants grow in scattered locations, particularly near the lagoon. The dunes beyond the lagoon tower 15 to 20 feet above the water, with 3 even taller dunes visible in the distance to the right. Just to the left of these is a glimpse of the Pacific Ocean along the horizon. The evening sun is shining brightly across the lagoon and its surroundings, creating lengthening shadows. In the distance above the ocean dark clouds and rain are moving in, still well offshore at the moment.

Marty | 123NZ & TravelGeek

1 month ago

When your chilli plant is like "yeah whatever" 🤷🏻

#ChilliPlant #HotPepper #GrowingVegetables #AjiLimónLemonDrop #IgnitionSeeds #NZ #SpringTime

Chilli plant shrugging - Its two leafs are in the perfect position to make it look like its shrugging.

George Steffanos

1 month ago

Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Monument (now National Park), California. The lowest point in North America, 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. Although it pales in comparison to the recent rains, April 1984 was part of an unusually wet winter and spring. Standing water and even some green plants made a temporary appearance.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #California #nationalparks #DeathValley #desert #Southwest #mountains #spring #springtime

A deep blue desert sky. Several miles away, lofty treeless mountains rise above an almost barren plain. Recent rains have left some patches of mud and even a few pools of salty water along the usually parched salt flats. Some rough looking olive green shrubs have recently managed to grow here, but are already looking like their time is almost over.

George Steffanos

1 month ago

Budding trees at sunset, a reminder that spring will come again. New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. May 13, 2020, 7:34 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #May #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

A soft blue gray evening sky. On a low rocky hill above a lake a forest of mostly leafless trees are sprouting buds. Small shrubs are just starting to appear on the forest floor. The bright pale orange sun is just about to set behind a low wooded ridge across the lake. Everything except water and sky is partially silhouetted in the fading light.

staja

1 month ago

@pisces85 @UnicornQueen1 i know, again, that's another thing i don't like, but hey, gotta take the good with the bad... lol! I'll take spring, thanks! #springTime #i'mASpringBaby #I'llAlwaysRepresent

George Steffanos

1 month ago

A day comes to an end as spring begins to show, Marino Pond, Plymouth, Connecticut. April 8, 2020, 7:16 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #April #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #pond #springtime #marsh #wetlands

We are standing in a marshy area along the shore of a beaver pond. It is a very calm day, the surface is barely rippled. There are several pines and hemlocks in the forest surrounding the pond, but the majority of trees are hardwoods that remain leafless at this early stage of spring. Most of the water grasses near the shores of the pond are golden brown and dormant, but in the foreground and to our right some clumps of sedge are throwing out the first bright green shoots of spring. The sky is a pale blue with many dark clouds streaming across. The setting sun has tinted the horizon and the bottoms of many of the clouds in bright orange and gold.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

Rustic summit marker, South Bubble, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. April 1981. View of Eagle Lake and the Atlantic.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Maine #spring #April #mountains #ocean #Atlantic #nationalparks #trails #hikingtrails #springtime #lake

Beneath a very rare clear blue April sky, we are standing atop a naked granite summit marked by a rock cairn and a rustic wooden signpost that reads "SOUTH BUBBLE ELEV. 766". Across a gap with a mixed forest of evergreens and leafless hardwoods rises the equally barren peak of North Bubble, with a scattering of scrubby evergreens across its naked granite slopes. To our right, a large lake and the ocean a few miles beyond mirror the deep blue sky.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

Golden June sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. June 4, 2021, 7:47 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #June #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

Beneath a blue evening sky with streaky clouds we are standing beside a large lake sprinkled with dozens of lily pads. Above the wooded far shore the setting sun is a large hazy ball of golden fire, adding a bright golden glow to the sky, clouds and lily pads.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

It's an orangey sky (h/t to The Cars). Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 18, 2021, 7:53 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #trails #lake #lakes #forests #forest #springtime #spring #May #sunset #sunsetphotography

We are standing next to a large lake. There is a leafy green shrub on the shore at our feet. Several strands from underwater plants are visible along the surface a few feet out. Other water plants float on the surface farther out. The far shore is wooded, as is a small island to our right and a peninsula to our left. The sun is setting over the trees along the far shore, painting the sky and clouds above it a bright orange, which is mirrored in the lake below.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

Evening descends upon the big field, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. May 24, 2020, 7:11 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #May #forest #meadow #sky #naturephotography #trails #springtime

Beneath a large swath of deep blue sky with thin, streaky clouds, we are standing in a large meadow of lush green grass speckled with white dandelions. The far end of the field is bordered by forest. Most of the trees have leaves growing out, a few are still in bud. A spring evening is descending upon the meadow. Lengthening shadows are interspersed with patches of gold-tinted sunshine.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

🧵 1/3
A short while later, we hit the nicest spot I had seen up to that point in the Smokies — a grassy little rolling meadow atop a knob called Little Bald. Although we had not planned it, Dave and I wound up having lunch there and staying for about an hour.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #mountains #Tennessee #AppalachianTrail #nationalparks #springtime

Beneath a pale blue sky with puffy white clouds, we are high atop the crest of a mountain range walking through a meadow of bright green spring grass through groves of flowering trees. Ahead are gradually ascending terraces with a similar mix of meadow and flowering trees. Beyond that, the forested flanks of Thunderhead rise far above the rest of the ridge. A couple of Thunderhead's secondary peaks are also visible, including the famous Rockytop.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

Captivating gloom sunset, New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. April 20, 2020, 6:53 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #April #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #clouds #lake #springtime

Standing beside a lake in early spring. A peninsula to our right and the lake's far shore feature forests of leafless hardwoods with a scattering of evergreens. The sun is close to setting, a large shapeless bright blob of pale yellow shining through bands of thick haze and thin clouds, casting a dim light. The sky is banded with gray, pale gold and pale orange, contrasted by a few small patches of bright blue. This is mirrored on the lightly rippled lake below.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

Ancient pueblo ruins and the San Francisco Mountains, Wupatki National Monument, northwest Arizona. April 1984.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Arizona #nationalmonuments #pueblos #grassland #Southwest #pueblo #spring #springtime

In the golden light of early evening beneath a pale gray blue sky, we are standing in front of partially excavated ancient native American pueblo ruins built of adobe bricks. The semiarid plain beyond is covered with pale gold grasses with occasional green leafy shrubs and a few trees. Numerous rocks and small boulders are visible where the grass does not grow. Small grassy ridges and hills rise in the background. Above and beyond them a range of loftier snowcapped mountains towers in the distance.

George Steffanos

2 months ago

Ancient pueblo ruins, Wupatki National Monument, northwest Arizona. April 1984.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Arizona #nationalmonuments #pueblos #grassland #Southwest #pueblo #spring #springtime

In the golden light of early evening beneath a pale blue sky, we are standing in front of partially excavated ancient native American pueblo ruins built of adobe bricks. The semiarid plain beyond is covered with pale gold grasses with occasional green leafy shrubs and a few trees. Numerous rocks and small boulders are visible where the grass does not grow. Small grassy ridges and hills rise in the background. Above and beyond them are glimpses of loftier mountains in the distance.

Bec

2 months ago

Today my four kids went full Enid Blyton, packing themselves a picnic lunch, taking some coins from the change jar and catching the bus to the beach for the day. It was all kinds of wonderful to see them heading off down the street to the bus stop...

I had errands to run in town later, so they caught the bus back and met me there. I said to Kid4, 'Did you have a good time? I was so impressed that you took the bus!'

And he said, 'It was so great! I went swimming, and then I put my towel down on this rock, and I lay down on it and... read my book. It was awesome.'

Must admit I felt a little jealous that I had to work.

#parenting #beach #springtime #PublicTransport #LivingTheirBestLife

Karl Schönswetter

3 months ago

Spaziergang durch die Stadt.

https://karlender.net/3125/

#altstadt #architektur #flora #fotowalk #salzburg #spaziergang #springtime #stein

George Steffanos

3 months ago

A splash of gold at the end of a gray day, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. April 13, 2021, 7:20 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #June #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

Looking across a large lake below a sky filled with low gray clouds. The shorelines are covered with forests of leafless trees, mostly silhouetted in the dim evening light. The setting sun has managed to find a tiny patch of clearing right along the horizon, creating a semicircle of bright yellow light and tinting nearby clouds gold and orange. All this is mirrored on the lake below.

George Steffanos

3 months ago

Stop and smell the mountain laurel, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 1, 2023, 5:23 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #June #forest #wildflowers #flowers #mountainlaurel #trails #mountains #springtime

A soft blue evening sky, a footpath through a green sun-dappled forest. Dozens of pink and white mountain laurel buds and blossoms border the trail in large clusters on several shrubs. The path is covered with fallen evergreen needles, softening a patchwork of partially exposed roots and rocks.

George Steffanos

3 months ago

Springtime footpath, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 1, 2023, 5:15 PM. Vibrant green spring growth, bluets and a sprinkling of daffodils.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #June #forest #mountains #mountain #naturephotography #trails #woods #springtime

A grassy footpath through a vibrant green springtime sun-dappled swath of forest. Dozens of tiny bluets and a few bright yellow daffodils poke through the lush grass. Leafy shoots that will become summer undergrowth are starting to push above the grass. Just ahead the trees close in to both sides of the trail.

George Steffanos

3 months ago

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Monument (now National Park), Arizona in April 1984.

#cactus #desert #landscapephotography #photography #naturephotography #hiking #nature #hikingadventures #nationalparks #springtime #desertspring #Arizona

Beneath a deep blue cloudless desert sky a plain comes to life after winter rains. The ground is covered with various cacti and clusters of small leafy plants. Taller shrubs are decked out in olive green leaves. In the background, craggy mountains of naked pinkish gray rock rise above the plain. In the foreground a giant saguaro cactus towers many feet above this photographer.

Odin Halvorson

3 months ago

For those who missed it yesterday, here's an old folk song my wife and I recorded!

ONE MISTY MOISTY MORNING as arranged by Steeley Span.

https://youtu.be/4iHBaBRUy6Y?si=HFpG6owxlE-o9-Pd

#traditional #english #folk #song, #nursery #rhyme, #wedding #song, #love #song, #misty #morning, #springtime, #renewal, #hope, #new #beginnings, #romance, #courtship, #chasing #love, #obstacles #to #love, #overcoming #obstacles, #happy #ending, #celebration, #joy, #happiness, #laughter, #music, #dance, #celebration #of #life, #beauty #of #nature, #power #of #love #MusicVideo #Video #YouTube #VintageFashionNotVintageValues #VintageStyle #Vintage #Cottagecore #Art #Artists #Creators

Pete Hall

3 months ago

Wisconsin Roadside Scenes
Snaps out the side window on a road trip from Milton to Cashton, Wisconsin (USA)
https://www.pretty-good-photographs.com/Landscapes/Wisconsin-Roadside-Scenes/i-VzrrD24/A
#Photograph #Landscape #Wisconsin #Farm #Farming #Spring #Springtime

Some posts and road signs and utility boxes are in the foreground, but behind that a a couple of large trees, a rather impressive farmhouse, a few vehicles, some farm buildings, a large hill, and a clear blue sky over the whole thing.

George Steffanos

3 months ago

Early spring sunset at Lost Ponds, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. April 20, 2021, 7:27 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #April #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

The shore of a small pond surrounded by a forest of leafless trees. The sky is filled with low, dark clouds, with a small gap along the far horizon allowing the bright orange sunset colors to shine through. This is mirrored on the gleaming, rippled waters of the pond. The only other splash of color in the scene is a small shrub right foreground with several bright red buds beginning to sprout.

Odin Halvorson

3 months ago

A new FOLK SONG by my wife and me - The Unenlightened Generalists! 🎸 💜

https://youtu.be/4iHBaBRUy6Y

#traditional #english #folk #song, #nursery #rhyme, #wedding #song, #love #song, #misty #morning, #springtime, #renewal, #hope, #new #beginnings, #romance, #courtship, #chasing #love, #obstacles #to #love, #overcoming #obstacles, #happy #ending, #celebration, #joy, #happiness, #laughter, #music, #dance, #celebration #of #life, #beauty #of #nature, #power #of #love #MusicVideo #Video #YouTube #VintageFashionNotVintageValues #VintageStyle #Vintage #Cottagecore #Art #Artists #Creators

George Steffanos

3 months ago

Hazy ball of fire sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 21, 2021, 7:45 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #May #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

A soft blue sky that is almost completely filled with gauzy swirls of thin, cream-colored hazy clouds. We are standing beside a lake. The sun, setting behind the wooded far shore, is a bright yellow orb through the haze tinting the surrounding haze vivid orange and gold, and creating a long fiery reflection on the rippled lake surface. A nearby cluster of green lily pads is also catching the last golden rays.

George Steffanos

3 months ago

Tall trees spring hike, Mattatuck Trail, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. May 8, 2023, 4:27 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #May #forest #hikingtrails #trees #naturephotography #trails #springtime

We are hiking a footpath through a stately old forest of pines and hardwoods. The hardwoods are budding or throwing out tiny spring leaves. The sky is a soft but deep blue. The sun is shining directly at us through the high canopy, backlighting many of the new spring leaves and casting lengthening afternoon shadows across the sun-dappled forest floor.

George Steffanos

3 months ago

Rainy day at the pavilion in Library Park, Waterbury, Connecticut. April 6, 2022, 6:59 AM.

#city #photography #landscapephotography #rainyday #rain #Connecticut #spring #April #urban #downtown #rainyday #springtime

We are standing in an octagonally shaped brick and concrete pavilion on a gloomy and rainy day in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut. Early morning traffic is light, cars are driving with their headlights on. The trees are still leafless, it is early spring. A number of rather old brick buildings surround this intersection.

Steve Henderson Fine Art

4 months ago

Many watch the news.

When they believe all it says

They divide and fight.

Chief Joseph Mountain art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/chief-joseph-mountain-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#news #mountain #art #artwork #artist #stevehenderson #mastodon #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #haiku #poem #poetry #poetic #thoughts #nature #outside #outdoors #writing #writingcommunity #painting #oil #oilpainting #travel #oregon #hiking #camping #view #vista #artmatters #spring #springtime #weather #snow #politics #humanity

Art print of an original oil painting by Steve Henderson, depicting a large, rugged mountain with snow in the crevices. In the foreground is a smaller hill dotted with snow and bushes.

Pete Hall

4 months ago

Storrs Lake
The forest awakens in Spring. Rock County, Wisconsin (USA)
https://www.pretty-good-photographs.com/Landscapes/Misc-Landscapes/i-xMtNWCc/A
#Photograph #Landscape #Wisconsin #USA #Spring #Springtime

The spring green grass covers the ground and the tall trees in the forest arch overhead.

George Steffanos

4 months ago

Dramatic clouds above the sleeping meadow. Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. February 12, 2020, 3:42 PM. A field of tall grass waiting for spring.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #winter #April #forest #outdoors #trail #mountain #trails #mountains #springtime

A field of tall grass that has been mown but not cleared lies dormant and golden brown beneath a dramatic mostly cloudy sky. The late day sun is trying to burn through hazy piled-up clouds, causing dazzling highlights and dark shadows. The field is bordered on its far side by a forest of tall trees, mostly leafless hardwoods. To our right is a stand of tall evergreens. Young evergreens of various sizes are scattered across the field.

George Steffanos

5 months ago

Sing me sunlight and shadows (h/t Jackson Browne). Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 26, 2023, 3:29 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #May #forest #outdoors #trail #river #trails #springtime

The afternoon sun is shining down through a forest, creating fascinating sunshine and shadow patterns. the trees are decked out in the intense greens of spring, mirrored in the rippling waters of a river running through the forest. A wide path runs along the near shore of the lake. The forest floor is grassy, and new green leafy shoots of underbrush are just starting to sprout.

George Steffanos

5 months ago

Gnarled pine tree wispy pink sunset, Mattatuck State Forest Terryville, Plymouth, Connecticut. May 24, 2020, 8:27 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #May #forest #mountains #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #springtime

We are standing atop the crest of a mountain beside a gnarled and weather-beaten, but healthy pine tree, looking out across the treetops of a forest. The sky is a deep post sunset blue, with only a few wispy clouds along the horizon. Those clouds are tinted a soft pink by the sun from below the horizon.

George Steffanos

5 months ago

Sunset over a quiet cove, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 17, 2021, 8:01 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #May #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

We are standing beside a small cove on a large lake, a tree sprouting bright green spring leaves to our right and a small leafless shrub to our left. Just offshore ahead, a cluster of water grasses. Large clusters of lily pads cover about a quarter of the cove. The cove is enclosed by a wooded shoreline to our right and a wooded peninsula to our left, each filled with tall trees also beginning to sprout leaves. Above, the sun has recently set. The pale blue sky is tinted pale gold along the horizon. Two narrow chains of small clouds tinted bright pink and dark purple come together in a rough V pattern.

George Steffanos

5 months ago

Just hanging out atop the dam. Baby geese and family, New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. June 4, 2020, 6:00 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #trails #lake #forest #June #geese #candiangeese #spring #springtime

An extended family of Canadian geese hang out atop an earthen dam beside a rocky point on the shore of a reservoir. Five adult geese are watching over nine baby geese still covered in fluffy down. Part of the wooded shoreline is visible beyond the point.

George Steffanos

5 months ago

The town where I grew up is home to more than 60,000 people, but you can still find a quiet place to watch the sunset. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 1, 2023, 8:04 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #June #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #mountains #springtime

Pete Hall

5 months ago

Wisconsin Roadside Scenes
Snaps out the side window on a road trip from Milton to Cashton, Wisconsin (USA)
https://www.pretty-good-photographs.com/Landscapes/Wisconsin-Roadside-Scenes/i-bzKsh3v/A
#Photograph #Landscape #Wisconsin #Farm #Farming #Springtime #Spring

A freshly planted field over which farm buildings and trees can be seen under a clear blue sky.

George Steffanos

5 months ago

The very fleeting emerald green of early spring. Woodtick Trail, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 13, 2020, 6:46 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #forest #May #trees #spring # #springtime #trail #footpath

Walking through a forest on an early evening in spring. The descending sun is shining through the trees directly ahead, casting a rich golden backlight interspersed with long shadows. The trees are covered in tiny bright green leaves. The forest floor is sprouting new grass, baby ferns and tiny leafy sprouts, all an intense emerald green.

A Fool And His Fuji

5 months ago

Colours on the moors yesterday.

#woodland #trees #flowers #petals #naturephotography #sunlight #greenspaces #springtime #undergrowth #nature #moorland #cumbria #lakedistrict #grassland #summer #foxgloves

Foxglove stem full of purple flowers with grassland and cloudy blue skies behind

Jan Matson Art

6 months ago

Blossoming serenity, a springtime haven. 🌷🌿🌹🌿🌷🍃🌸
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/blossoming-serenity-a-springtime-haven-jan-matson.html

A thickly textured painting of an old white cottage in springtime.

#landscape #LandscapePainting #MastoArt #JanMatson #art #artist #painting #oilpainting #ArtistsOfMastodon #fedigiftshop #countrylife #countryliving #springtime #rural #spring

A thickly textured painting of an old white cottage. In the foreground shielding the house, is a white blossom tree in full bloom and bright emerald green grass. The background trees are a soft green and pink.

Jan Matson Art

6 months ago

Whimsical white blossoms - a cottage in spring. 🌷🌿🌹🌿🌷🍃🌸
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/whimsical-white-blossoms-a-cottage-in-spring-jan-matson.html

The thickly textured oil painting captures the essence of a serene country scene in the vibrant season of spring.

#landscape #LandscapePainting #MastoArt #JanMatson #art #artist #painting #oilpainting #ArtistsOfMastodon #fedigiftshop #countrylife #countryliving #springtime #rural #spring

Jessica Jenney

6 months ago

Lovely Lavender

Available for purchase here:
https://jessicajenney.com/featured/lovely-lavender-jessica-jenney.html

#springforart #buyintoart #ayearforart #floralart #bench #garden #springtime #lavender #artmatters #flowers

What a beautiful place to sit and take in the lovely lavender. A bench surrounded by lavender.
By Jessica Jenney

George Steffanos

6 months ago

A misty, secluded stretch of northern California Coastline driving the Pacific Coast Highway and sometimes smaller roads from Seattle to San Francisco in March 1984.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #California #spring #seastacks #seacliffs #ocean #seashore #CaliforniaCoast #Pacific #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #springtime #adventure

On a grassy, rocky cliff above a small, driftwood-covered beach. Beneath an overcast sky on a rainy day, the sun breaks out for a few minutes, brightening the sea stacks and seacliffs that sunlight touches. The foam of breaking waves is dazzling in the sunshine. The rest of the ocean is a soft blue gray.

Jessica Jenney

6 months ago

Dawning Rose

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#ayearforart #buyintoart #springforart #floralart #flowerphotography #roses #RosePetal #redrose #springtime #june #summertime #rose

Jessica Jenney

6 months ago

Summer Jewels

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#springforart #buyintoart #ayearforart #floralart #floralphotography #rose #rosepetals #redrose #springtime #garden

A beautiful red rose in full bloom in a summer garden. The light in the garden brings out the rich jewel like colors.
By Jessica Jenney

Ellie Kennard

6 months ago

The crabapple blossoms outside our bedroom window are such a lovely rich pink in the new green leaves. I didn't realize that chickadees eat the blossoms, but here is the proof. It's been raining and the bird has wet feathers.
This is one of my favourite photos of this time of year.
Have a good weekend, friends!

Hashtag list begins:
#EllieKPosts #springtime #chickadees #bird #birds #chickadee #WildlifePhotography #wildlife #birdPhotography #blossoms

A branch of pink crabapple blossoms with green leaves is in the foreground, with out of focus branches of blossoms behind in a green background. It has been raining and there are raindrops on the flowers and leaves. There is a little black and white chickadee with wet feathers hanging upside down on the front branch, pecking at a blossom.

Pete Hall

6 months ago

Storrs Lake
The forest awakens in Spring. Rock County, Wisconsin (USA)
https://www.pretty-good-photographs.com/Other/Misc-Flowers/i-BVLmsr6/A
#Photograph #Flowers #WildFlowers #Springtime #Spring

A tiny purple flower stands in front of a green leaf and some blurry background clutter.

Jessica Jenney

6 months ago

Woodland Peony

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#springforart #buyintoart #ayearforart #artmatters #floralart #floralphotography #macro #peony #peonypetals #springtime #treepeony

Jessica Jenney

6 months ago

Peony Pastel

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#springforart #buyintoart #ayearforart #floralart #floralphotography #peony #peonypetals #springtime #peonyflower

Beautiful tree peony Paeonia rockii in full bloom in may. They blossom in shady forests and have a lovely purple and orange center. By Jessica Jenney

Jessica Jenney

6 months ago

Twilight Orchids

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#ayearforart #springforart #buyintoart #artmatters #orchids #floralart #flowerart #orchidflower #springtime #flowers

Beautiful red and orange colored orchids in bloom. By Jessica Jenney

George Steffanos

6 months ago

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Standing atop a seacliff above a driftwood-covered beach along the Pacific coast of Washington. March 1984.

A break in the rain on a stormy day. Storm waves still pounding the beach below.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Washington #spring #March #forest #ocean #seashore #Washingtonstate #Pacific #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #springtime #adventure

A break in the rain on a stormy day. We are in bright sunshine although the sky remains mostly cloudy. We are standing on the edge of a seacliff, on a grassy patch of flatter ground. Not far ahead, a storm-battered but still alive evergreen also stands right beside the edge of the cliff and rises above us. Storm waves are breaking on a deserted beach of dark beige sand at the base of the cliffs about 200 feet (about 60 meters) below us. Past the high water mark, the beach is piled with bleached driftwood, the remains of many trees.

George Steffanos

6 months ago

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Walking through the rain towards the ocean. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, March 1984.

A storm is ending, but the rain is still falling at this early point in my hike, helping create this moody panorama. I am hiking through a very broad swathe of sand dunes along the Oregon coast.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Oregon #spring #March #sanddunes #dunes #ocean #seashore #OregonCoast #Pacific #PacificOcean #PacificCoast #springtime #adventure

As the rain clouds begin to break up a bit we are walking a trail through light rain towards the nearby ocean. We are crossing a very broad swathe of sand dunes along the Oregon coast. Some of the dunes are covered with groves of evergreens, others tall golden grasses, and many are just barren sand dunes.

Jessica Jenney

7 months ago

Painterly Peony

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#springforart #buyintoart #ayearforart #floralart #floralphotography #peony #peonypetals #peonyflower #springtime #pinkpeony

A beautiful pink lactiflora peony in bloom with flowers buds.
By Jessica Jenney

Saralup

7 months ago

#JoiningIn with #3goodthings as inspired by Ian Thistlewaite. 1. Watching the monster pup gallivanting in the yard, after the squirrels is a joy. 2. The music is on, we’re all relaxing, it’s a beautiful day. 3. My flowers are going like gangbusters💕🌼✌️ #JoinIn @3goodthings #ALovelySpringDay #SpringTime #EnjoyYourDay

George Steffanos

7 months ago

Streaky clouds sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. March 5, 2020, 5:29 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #earlyspring #March #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #lake #springtime

Beneath a deep blue sky streaked with thin hazy clouds we are standing on the shore of a lake watching the sun set behind a low ridge on the far shore. There is a peninsula of tall leafless trees on our left. The bright golden sun is burning through those trees and a band of orange-tinted haze along the horizon. The haze dims the sun only slightly while magnifying its apparent size several times. A light breeze softly ripples the lake.

Jordan Hill Photography

7 months ago

Cascading Over Boulders

This is a closeup of Spring Parks Cold Water Falls in Tuscumbia AL. Cold Water Falls is the world's largest man-made natural stone waterfall.

https://jordanhillphotography.com/featured/cascading-over-boulders-jordan-hill.html

#waterfall #waterfall #nature #outdoors #outdoorphotography #explore #travel #photo #photooftheday #travelphotography #alabama #tuscumbiaalabama #spring #springtime #art #countryliving #countrylife #rural #southern #instagood #wallart #homedeco #giftideas #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #blessed #photography

Beautiful cascading waterfall in Tuscumbia Alabama's Spring Park.

George Steffanos

7 months ago

Peaceful easy feeling sunset (h/t Glenn Frey). New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. April 15, 2020, 6:54 PM.

This sunset did not need a lot of color other than the deepening blue of evening to be pretty. Throw in some birds singing and the gentle murmur of the breeze rippling the lake surface. Wake me up in an hour or so.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #spring #April #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trails #springtime

A.L. Blacklyn

7 months ago

This post-rain scene looked as if it were a painting while the one tree in front felt as if it had been left as a pencil drawing. #springtime #photography

A pecan tree with pale gray bark is streaked darkly with water. Spanish moss hangs from its limbs. A surrounding bright-green lawn and darker green tree leaves in the background contrasts with the grayscale appearance of the foreground tree.

Roger Ward

7 months ago

Red Campion near the pond in my back garden, Brighton, Sussex UK.

I usually follow back, and really appreciate and often follow boosters & likers.

#Nature #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Wildflowers #RedCampion #Sussex #BeautifulEngland #Photography #Macro #Spring #Springtime

Close up of two red campion flower heads with a blurred stylised background of my pond.

Jordan Hill Photography

Looking straight down on a tiny Ribwort seed head, Plantago lanceolata, at Green Ridge, Brighton, Sussex UK. The circular centre is actually a spike of seeds.

I usually follow back, and really appreciate and often follow boosters & likers.

#Nature #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Wildflowers #Ribwort #Sussex #BeautifulEngland #Photography #Macro #GreenRidge #Seeds #Seedhead #Spring #Springtime

Image is a top view of a partially shed seed head of wild Ribwort. The seed head has many tiny white radial flowers in fine stalks around a central spike of seeds. Because the image is directly from above, the spike is not seens as such, but rather just a central circular patch of seeds.

Cascade Pine

7 months ago

Maidenhair fern frond starting to unroll.

#plants #ferns #spring #springtime #unfurling #fractals #macro #macroPhotography

$A bundle of tightly-coiled frondlets highlighted against a dark background. The small leaf-like sections of the frond make an interesting fractal pattern.$

Sara Hjelm

7 months ago

The hammock’s roof is in place
My garage sorting is proceeding
I’ve ordered thorough cleaning of kitchen walls & ceiling before painting + some help with digging
All present branches were raked together & mulched
Etc…
Only details that not really show
#sarasspringcount23
#springtime #gardening

YouCanToo

7 months ago

Female Mallard Duck

📷 Canon SL2/200D - Tamron SP DI 75-300 mm USD Lens

#photo #photography #Duck #Female #FemaleMallard #Springtime #CanonSL2 #Tamron

Sara Hjelm

7 months ago

#sundaymorning morning & it’s 45 days until the summer solstice
1 more cold night ahead & no rain before possibly Thursday
Cat Alice sure knows how to spend a day like this … as inactive as possible
#sarasspringcount23
#caturday #springweather #springtime

Raff Karva

7 months ago

Caught this foxy friend taking a break among blooming wild leeks!

As the season brings new growth and renewal, it's a reminder of the endless wonders of nature. It's always a privilege to witness these moments of peace and tranquility in the wild..

Let's do our part to protect and preserve these precious ecosystems.

#fox #wildleeks #springtime #naturephotography #wildlife #ecosystem #conservation #outdoorphotography #naturelovers #photographylovers #natureisbeautiful

A fox sitting in a blooming wild leeks field.

Roger Ward

7 months ago

Bluebells, in a roadside wood near Isfield, Sussex UK

I usually follow back, and really appreciate and often follow boosters & likers.

#Nature #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Wildflowers #Bluebells #WoodAnemone #Sussex #BeautifulEngland #Photography #LandscapesOfMastodon #Reflection #Wood #Woodland #Spring #Springtime

Image of a field of wild bluebells in a wood, with a growing tree and saplings central in the frame, more trees and a shed in the background.

Jessica Jenney

7 months ago

Azalea Hillside Delight

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https://jessicajenney.com/featured/hillside-azalea-delight-jessica-jenney.html

#buyintoart #springintoart #ayearforart #springtime #azaleas #azaleaforest #spring #trees #floralphotography #woodland

The beautiful Azalea Garden at the New York Botanical Garden. A colorful hillside of Azalea flowers in full bloom at the New York Botanical Garden.
By Jessica Jenney

Ukrainian Artists

7 months ago

"To the Morning Prayer"
Oil on canvas painting by Olena Kishkurno

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/to-the-morning-prayer-olena-kishkurno.html

#art #garden #spring #painting #springtime #blooming #BuyIntoArt #kishkurno #MastoArt #church #impressionism #impressionist

Spring impressionist landscape with a blooming garden and a church.

AmiW Streetart ❄️

7 months ago

💜 Artist: #StudioGiftig in City: #Belfast City Center, Northern Ireland ☘️ - Title: "In Your Face - Belfast Spring" ("In Deinem Gesicht - Belfaster Frühling") - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Mural #Flowers #Springtime #FlaxFlowers 💮

Streetartwall. On an exterior wall of a three-story house in Belfast is a mural of a woman with blue flowers. The whole mural is designed in blue and purple colors. The background is light purple. There on, is a young woman with light hair, denim jacket and scarf, looking to the side and raising her hand. All around her blue flowers fly and almost cover her.
Info: This mural on a former linen factory shows the flax flowers from which linen is made.
Artists Studio Giftig: "Fresh Belfast spring wind as the sign of a new beginning. Just like the flax flower which also symbolizes a new start. Tradition is that flax plants are given to newlyweds to honor their new home..."
Modell: Nienke Geven

***Dave Hill

7 months ago

Now is the #springtime of our "Did that die during the winter, or does it always leaf out late?" discontent.

#gardening

George Steffanos

7 months ago

Ball of fire sunset. The setting sun is going down so hot it's even melting those clouds. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 25, 2021, 7:47 PM.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #nature #Connecticut #forest #lake #sunsets #sunset #spring #sunsetphotography #photography #springtime

Beneath a gray blue sky with clouds and haze painted orange and gold by the sunset, we are on the shore of a large lake watching the scene over a cluster of leafy shoots and some strands of floating vegetation.The breeze is blowing towards us, sending ripples on the lake surface our way. A wooded peninsula is to our left, a small wooded island to our right. Between them we see the wooded far lakeshore. The sun is setting behind it, burning through some haze making it look several times its actual size, but blocking little of its light.

Jessica Jenney

7 months ago

Azalea Garden in May

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#ayearforart #buyintoart #springforart #springtime #artmatters #floralphotography #floralart #woodland #azaleaforest #azalea #trees

A colorful hillside of Azalea flowers in full bloom at the New York Botanical Garden. Set amongst the dramatic rock outcrops, steep slopes and dappled shade of centuries-old native trees.
By Jessica Jenney

Debra Martz

8 months ago

It was early morning and we were just starting our day of bird watching. Could not have asked for a better start when this gobbler appeared just off trail and went into full display. Captured at the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park in South Texas on March 3rd.

#Turkey #Gobbler #Display #Springtime #WildlifePhotography #PhotographyIsArt #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #SpringIntoArt

This is a male turkey in full display with his tail feathers fanned out fully. The skin on his head is bright blue with some white, and the neck wattles are swollen and bright red. It's breast feathers are dark overall with a bronze-green iridescence to most of their plumage. Their wings are dark, boldly barred with white. Photography by Debra Martz

Jessica Jenney

8 months ago

Moonlight Splendor Peony

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#springforart #buyintoart #ayearforart #artmatters #floralart #floralphotography #peony #peonyflower #pastel #springtime #petals

Jessica Jenney

8 months ago

Confection

Can be purchased here:
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#ayearforart #springforart #artmatters #buyintoart #floralart #floralphotography #tulips #tulippetals #springtime #flower

Jessica Jenney

8 months ago

Moonlight Chrysanthemum

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#springforart #springtime #buyintoart #artmatters #ayearforart #chrysanthemum #floralart #floralphotography #pinkpetals

A beautiful pink Chrysanthemum grandiflora flower in bloom under a moonlit sky.
By Jessica Jenney

PatrickEmmick :battery_low:

8 months ago

More #springtime in the desert

Jessica Jenney

8 months ago

Peggy's Pergola of Roses

Can be purchased here:
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#buyintoart #springforart #artmatters #ayearforart #roses #rosegarden #floralart #flowers #springtime #summer #pergola #wallart #floralphotography

A beautiful rose garden with colorful roses in bloom.
By Jessica Jenney

Sue Zipkin

8 months ago

The ranunculus flowers are everywhere. I didn't plant any but I bought myself a nice planter with some for outside. I also bought a fresh bouquet. I never tire of painting this flower, and always looking for a new way to do so. I think it's something about the petals...... There are so many, and they are so delicate and lovely.

To purchase: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/light-and-airy-ranunculus-bouquet-sue-zipkin.html?newartwork=true

#ranunculus #GiftForMom #MothersDay #Floral #Flowers #artist #watercolour #Bouquet #gardening #SpringTime #AYearForArt

This is a rectangular format. It is painting with a white background. It is a ranunculus flowers. There is a yellow soft one in the middle and it's big. There are some others around it something red, there's some pink flowers. There's also some other types of flower shapes and berries. There are some buds. There's a lot of line work also. There's a flower that is strong with line and the centers are black.

Jessica Jenney

8 months ago

Apple Blossom Beauty

Can be purchased here:
https://jessicajenney.com/featured/apple-blossom-beauty-jessica-jenney.html

#springforart #ayearforart #buyintoart #appleblossoms #floralart #floralphotography #springtime #spring #wallart