First, I want to make it clear: spring has arrived in my part of the world. No, really. It's warm outside and this morning the full moon is hanging brilliantly in the inky sky, sharp as a tack. I'm heading out - need to look at the world through a lens again. I've been running around for a few days now.

This photo is from two years ago; April can look like this. This is the view from my front porch. We are always mortified when a fierce icy spring storm barrels through, because after being released from a long winter, we want to see green things and happy birds singing. Usually the system is gone in a day or two and warm weather returns. This storm was particularly severe, as many of the trees were budding at the time; as a result some tree species didn't do well that summer.

This spring has been much gentler.

Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

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Make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D800
Exposure:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture:	f/22.0
ISO Speed:	200
Focal Length:	105 mm
Lens:	105.0 mm f/2.8