Hungry Baby Robin and More Warm Weather Shots

Hungry Baby Robin

Spring Rainbow

A rainbow at about 6 p.m. at the end of a rainy day.

Bloomingdale, Illinois

Blossoms in the Park

Strolling through the Japanese Tea Garden I took this shot. I love the contrast of the branches from the front tree against the flowers.

Japanese Tea Garden, Central Park San Mateo, California

A Jewel in the Heart of Austin

Zilker Botanical Gardens, Austin, Texas.

Pink Azalea

Spring Flowers

A Dogwood Grows in Brooklyn

Daffodils

New York City

Spring Shooting Stars

I wait all year for the spring wildflowers to emerge! I happened upon these shooting stars while hiking the Cedar River bluffs at Palisades State Park near Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Petal Afloat

New York Botanical Garden during the first weekend of spring.

Spring! Spring!

Cherry Blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York.

A Flash of Color

When azaleas bloom in Louisiana they spring forth in glorious colors. They don't last long, and usually a good rain will kill that flash of color. Right now they are still going strong but on the decline. This was a beautiful bloom I caught with the sun behind it at the Jungle Gardens of Avery Island, where Tabasco is made.

Iris and Azalea

Oregon

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York

Spiderwort in the Rain

Wild Sweet William

Beautiful Dragaonfly

This brilliantly colored dragonfly flitted around for a while in my garden, then patiently lit upon this branch while I took it's picture.

Lehigh Acres, Florida

Purple Orchid

New York Botanical Garden during the first weekend of spring.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival

A view of the Washington Monument through the blossoms in D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

Mt. Washington in Spring

Springtime in Austin

Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, Texas.

Garden Tulips

Spring in Stevenage, Hertforshire, England

Buttercups Reaching for the Sun

First Signs of Spring

Peonies in Bloom

Our peonies have already brought spring into our kitchen!

Corum, Turkey

Early Iris

My irises came out a bit early this year, but they look great and make me smile!

First Robin of Spring

March in Appleton, WI

Spiderwort

Yellow Iris

Spring in my backyard.

Fiddlehead Ferns

Wonderblue

We planted this lilac five years ago today along with the ashes of one of our dogs. We picked Wonderblue because it was a little more 'manly' than the Little Miss Kim that we already had in our yard. This year, Spank's Lilac gave us a stunning show of pink, purple and blue blooms.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tiger Swallowtail on Lilac

Our lilac bush bloomed early this year...practically over night! We went from winter to instant spring in the Blue Ridge mountains, and this bush was covered with these beautiful fragrant purple and pink flowers.

Peony

Morning Rain

Viola!

My first pansy flower of the season. A little viola, they're so pretty!

Annandale, Minnesota

Patio Pansies

Blooming in Sunnyvale, California

Another First Robin of Spring

Spring Dog

Netherlands

Pretty in Pink

Bee in Action

Baby Stewey

Baby Stewey, our first baby goat home birth. Born to proud momma Sophia, a Nubian we bred with a goat from a nearby farm. Anybody want their very own baby goat stud-to-be? How about fresh goat milk, butter, yogurt or kefir?  Yum.

This one was pretty easy. She was happy and calm when we put her to bed at 8:30 p.m. and in the morning when we went to feed her at 7:20 a.m. there was the baby, healthy and clean.

Vermont

Flower Bower

A Lucky Spring Scene

Apple Blossom

Iris Close-Up

Spring Sunset

Crystal Cove, California

Oenothera Primrose

Oklahoma

Flowers at Work

Fullerton, California

Flowering Blueberries

Oklahoma

Bugleweed

"Bugleweed" sounds a song of beauty in the springtime.

East Brunswick, New Jersey

Humming for Spring

Green Blooms

A hosta with raindrops in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Stars in the Woods

The Royal Star Magnolia is one of the first trees to bloom in late March or early April.

East Brunswick, New Jersey

April Umbrellas

These green April umbrellas will bring us mayapples next month.

North Brunswick, New Jersey

Spring Lettuce

Baby lettuces sprouting in my backyard garden.

Napa, California

Twisting Turns and Curly Qs

Central Coast, California

Easter Day Apricot Tree

My neighbor's apricot tree reminds me of how wonderful spring is!

Boise, Idaho

Rainy Day Rainbow

After a rainstorm in Northeast Philadelphia.

Ahhh Spring!

The trees are budding and blooming, and you can see Mt. Hood in the background.

Portland, Oregon

Signs of Spring

Melting Ice

Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota

Defying Gravity?

California

Welcome Spring

Global Warming Early Spring

Spring Dogwood

Blooming Spring Flower

After April Showers

The April showers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, brought this perfect rainbow.

Bee and Columbine

Northeast Ohio.

Global Warming Brings Early Spring

Spring's First Bees

Anticipation...

East Brunswick, New Jersey

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Signs of Spring in Central Park

A beautiful day in Central Park, New York City.

Early Hepatica

Scandinavia

Winter Losing Its Grip

Ice on a slough is melting, giving way to warmer temperatures — finally!

Keene, New Hampshire

Azaleas in Bloom

Hummingbird Moth

To me it was a privilege to see it, let alone photograph it.

Phelps, New York