just the other day,
i opened the front door...stepped onto the porch, camera in hand...
i spotted this anole proudly displaying his dewlap.
aaaaah. love. he spotted a female.
they ran towards each other...
for an afternoon quickie. very quick.
today is the (official) first day of spring. (here in the U.S. anyway)
it may not FEEL like spring in some places...
but here, in north florida, the temp has reached into the low 80's.
some flowers are blooming...and a few butterflies are out and about!
spring has sprung.
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| a bromeliad bloom |
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| spicebush swallowtail on azalea bush |
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| mini daffodils blooming |
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| a red-spotted purple |
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| a cinnamon fern getting ready to unfurl |
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| dragonfly |
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| flatwoods plum |
that's it for now. catch ya' later.
"Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day."
~W. Earl Hall
life's a journey. enjoy the ride.
laura
(hmmm. for some reason when i hit 'publish', this post didn't show in feed.
so i reverted it to draft. will try to publish again. if it still doesn't make it
into the feed...hopefully it will be found...and not lost in space!) :)
(hmmm. for some reason when i hit 'publish', this post didn't show in feed.
so i reverted it to draft. will try to publish again. if it still doesn't make it
into the feed...hopefully it will be found...and not lost in space!) :)
Look at all those beautiful spring critters!
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, I'm in D.C. right now and it's snowing. Again.
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thanks...thunder. yep, unfortunately i THINK we're done with the COLD down here. the good thing about that is the butterflies...flowers...birds...all the critters come out to play!!
Deletei know it just seems like wishful thinking...but eventually...spring will work it's way to you too! weird weather this year, huh?!
OH I LOVE your butterflies!!!
ReplyDeletethanks very much! :)
DeleteThank the cyber gods , your post has not been lost, Such beauty! The anoles are just adorable!! You do live in a paradise and your camera is very talented!!! Thank you for this bit of loveliness, great way to wake up. Spring is a weirdness up here, early flowers but no warmth and the bees are confused.
ReplyDeletewe had some of that weirdness with the weather too...warm temps, flowers started blooming...then plummet back to freezing or below...all the flowers that THOUGHT it was spring...thought wrong. :( they wilted...died.
Deleteconfused bees...ha. i hate when that happens.
i THINK we are done with the cold. (damnit)
have a good weekend.
just loveliness! cute little saucy fellow in the first shot. :)
ReplyDeleteif you're referring to blogger's blog roll, that happens to my posts at least once or twice a week. sometimes it doesn't recognize them for hours. but at least feed readers like feedly and bloglovin seem to get the feed within a reasonable time. i have to go in and edit and republish - sometimes a dozen times - before blogger wakes up!
thanks theresa...it was so frustrating. it never occurred to me that my post might show up in the blog roll...eventually. it usually shows up right away. so after returning it to draft & then pub again, over & over...i just left it alone & like you said, about an hour later...POOF, there it was!
Deletethanks for telling me that you go through this too...makes me feel so not alone! :)
Gosh I tell you I just can't get enough of your magical kingdom out there. I sure did miss seeing you and your outstanding critters and blooms and such and we're so lucky to have you back here! Enjoy your world and have a fantastic weekend too!
ReplyDeletekaren, as soon as your winter starts to back out...and spring, then summer works it way in...you too will have all the critters & blooms!!
Deletethanks for all the kind words! it's good to be back! :) you have a fantastic weekend also!!
Beautiful series.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
THANKS!!! and you too!!! :)
DeleteDang! It is summer already in Southwest Florida and we don't ever have any of those Spring daffodils. I'm envious. We do have those displaying anoles , but I've never been able to get a good picture.
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring!!!!
ugh...summer already down there where you are!! when it gets to be the HEAT of the summer...that's when i want to live in the mountains somewhere. aaaaaah, maybe when i retire!!
DeleteBeautiful Spring post!:) Lovely butterflies and blooms,and the Anole displaying his dewlap was a great find and capture.
ReplyDeletethank you!!! yeah, it IS nice to see the flowers & butterflies again...all the little critters! just not looking forward to what that all means...HOT temps!! :)
DeletePrecious Laura, the Anole is the best of them. Lovely.
ReplyDeletethanks bob!! so many anoles...so little time to get pictures!! :)
DeleteSince it's snowing AGAIN I may never see the ferns about to unfurl or dragonflies in the yard so thanks for sharing yours!!!...:)JP
ReplyDeletei know it seems that way to you....but there's no stopping it...at some point winter will be forced out by spring!! :)
DeleteSo glad that you have got such beautiful spring things happening! All gorgeous, all so very welcome I'm sure.
ReplyDeletehave a lovely weekend.
i suppose for you, Alexia...you're looking forward to the COOLER temps now.
Deletealthough i like the new birth of things in the spring...i don't so much look forward to the HOT!
Wonderful signs of spring in your area!
ReplyDeletesure it's great to see the critters coming out of hiding...and the colorful flowers & butterflies......but i'm not so much looking forward to the HOT spring/summer!!
Deletei prefer the COOL! oh well....
My idea of spring differs a LOT from yours, lol. The low 80s sounds like SUMMER to me. :)
ReplyDeletei WISH the hottest it got here was the low 80's!! :)
DeleteWow! Spring has sprung down your way! Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteHas some of that water receded?
80s is summer weather up here...but we were briefly in the 70s last weekend. Right now--18 degrees. Crazy! Enjoy your warm weather and I hope it doesn't turn into a sweltering summer.
BTW, been many decades since I have seen mating anoles--LOL! ;)
I was about to say, "It's great to see you blogging again," but it seems my feed has been faulty. I've been getting from your blog since who knows how long... so weird. I saw you commented on someone else's post and follow... if not, I would still be waiting.
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo, I will have to enjoy my spring (summer, lol) precariously through you. We got 5 inches of snow yesterday. I'm not amused.
I love the cute Anole and all your pretty flowers.. and pretty butterflies.. Great post, happy Friday!
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