Spring : Best of Photo Gallery by larose forest photos at pbase.com

Spring : Best of

Whatever the stars may say or whatever the sun’s altitude may be, spring has not begun until the ice has melted and life begun to stir again. Joseph Wood Krutch

Spring break-up	Icebreaker	Spring break-up on the Rideau River
Where the Rideau meets the Ottawa	Ice breaking on the Rideau	Mer Bleue bog
Today's Walk	Spring blossoms	Loon on river
Ottawa River	Yesterday's walk	The sky lightens
The sky darkens	Raindrop on a chokecherry	Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
Bruno marsh, near Plevna	Crabapple (Malus sp.)	Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) on plum blossom
Stop and smell the flowers	Royal fern (Osmunda regalis)	Wetland near Plevna
Spring beauty (Claytonia caroliniana)	Three-banded ladybeetle (Coccinella trifasciata)	Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
Canada goose family	Andrenid bee collecting pollen	Raindrop
Tulip time	Four-spotted skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)	Red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)
Luna moth (Actias luna), #7758	Ram's-head orchid (Cypripedium arietinum)	Stream cruiser (Didymops transversa)
Rain drops on a leaf edge	American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)	Spring comes to Lanark County
Four-spotted skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)	Red squirrel	Under the apple blossoms
Maple flowers	Ostrich ferns unfurling	Mating garter snakes
Chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata triseriata)	Wood frog (Lithobates sylvatica)	Garter snake
More signs of spring	Sleeping raccoon	The woods are waking up
Gathering grass	Ebony Jewelwing, female (Calopteryx maculata)	Mushrooms on a mossy log
Beaked hazel flower (female) (Corylus cornuta)	Silver maple flowers (Acer saccharinum)	Here comes the sun...
Happy Earth Day!	The Burnt Lands	Ottawa river
The spring woods	Red maple (Acer rubrum)	maple
Willow	Willows	Evening walk
McKay Lake	Last of the tulips	Enjoying spring
Today's walk	High water	This morning's walk
Clouds

Tom LeRoy		02-Mar-2011 12:54
Wonderful variety of Spring! A treat for the eyes!V!

Ali Majdfar		04-Jun-2009 06:10
These are stunning shots, ~V

slhoornstra		27-May-2009 03:11
I know of no other place to see so many magical and dear animals, insects and plants. Fantastic!!!!

John Farrar		25-May-2009 13:44
This is a really beautiful photo gallery. I can see you not only love the colours of spring but are very much more in tune with the season than most of us. Kind regards, John.

Ulla Kruys		06-May-2009 11:19
This is a wonderful nature gallery with a fine selection of subjects well captured!

Flora		03-May-2009 21:54
Very nice gallery. I really enjoyed these and many other photo's in your collection. V

jychamberland		21-Apr-2009 15:41
splendid gallery Christine.

Jean-Claude Liehn		08-Apr-2009 03:37
You are a great naturalist !

Algis Kemezys		01-Apr-2009 21:39
Some details along a walk can be more revealing than the walk itself.

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