Signs of Spring

[PedalUma]

The barn swallows are magnificent flyers, they came back on the 4th and hawks cannot catch them, no matter what. The hills are so green, but I had to do taxes and wire bikes indoors today with very few excursions for meetings. We are taking matters into our on hands as far as signage and infrastructure, no delays, debates, or procedurals. The street we are focusing on will see a 20% rise in property values because of our improvements. That can happen all over town and relators will be highly pleased. Who wouldn't want to live in a slow street environment that is totally lovey.

 

[Roamers]

Missed some early blossoms while we were gone for 2 weeks, but this tree was bare when we left.

Needed to do some major cropping of the photo to be accepted. Does anyone know max file size? Under 2 MB?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Poland is in the full Spring mode, often with Summer temperatures. Blooming apple trees in South Mazovia.

 

[PedalUma]

The Canadian goslings on the river have quadrupled in size in just 10-days!

 

[Roamers]

The Canadian goslings on the river have quadrupled in size in just 10-days!

Is the family size staying the same?

 

[Roamers]

End of the daffodils, tulips taking over.

 

[Roamers]

All 3 Crab Apple showing their stuff before we head out for another week.

 

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[Roamers]

Unfortunately the tree blossoms don't last long. I expect they'll be done when we get back in a week.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Every spring, two ubiquitous annual wildflowers — the crown daisy and wild mustard — do everything they can to turn coastal SoCal yellow. And every year, they pretty much succeed.

The mustard's just getting started here at the north end of the the rail station near home.

From there, took the gravel rail trail south to a favorite overlook above Bataquitos Lagoon, where the crown daisies had begun their own yellowization project. Here, a maze of sinuous sandbars emerges from the lagoon as low tide approaches.

Doing my part. By riding each side of the rail trail twice, got in over 6 mi of gravel on this 15-mile ride close to home.

Thanks to a much wetter winter, the crown daisies had already completed their yellowization of this open space along the Coast Highway by this time in 2023.

Fence-loving sea lavender tried to get in on the action, but nothing outcompetes the mighty crown daisy.