Bud Hunt

I hear it's going to cool down again tomorrow; the wind is kicking in and the clouds are gathering.  But today was beautiful - seventy-degree weather, slight breeze, blue skies with fluffy, white clouds... it was a picture perfect day.

I decided to go on a Bud Hunt.  I gathered my camera (I'm still working on some of the gizmos...), and my dog and I went walking around the yard.  There were definitely buds.  There were also glorious flowers showing off their Easter finery and shy weeds holding on to their feathery tufts with all their might.  What a bunch of show-offs, every one!  My dog even got into the hunt.  I don't know exactly what Spring smells like, but I think he got several whiffs.  I know I did - Spring Fever has arrived!

Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so.  The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. 

Genesis 1:11-12

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I've been taking pictures lately because I just can't seem to get enough of the fall colors around here.  I love looking at the trees...then I love looking at the spaces between the trees - leaves from the other side...  Then I get fascinated with the objects around me - steps and bricks.  With camera in hand, I swear I'm having focusing issues.  Oh!  Not with the camera - with my own attention span.  I keep changing my personal desktop because these pictures are SO MUCH FUN!  Anyway, I just opened a Flickr account so I can share - I think you can pull a copy from Flickr - the pics are already formatted for 'display'.  Let me know what you think!  Here's the link:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrysanthalea/