Day: March 21, 2014

Friday (21-March-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

First day of spring. Purple Crocus flower blooming. This is almost a month later that the Crocuses bloomed for the last several years. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 250, 60 mm, f/16, 1/160 sec).

Spring Purple Crocus Flower in New Jersey. This is almost a month later that the Crocuses bloomed for the last several years. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 250, 60 mm, f/16, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spring Purple Crocus Flower in New Jersey. This is almost a month later that the Crocuses bloomed for the last several years. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 250, 60 mm, f/16, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (21-March-2013) — New Jersey

Early Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Dark-eyed “Slate-colored” Junco Hiding in the Bushes. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec).

Dark-eyed "Slate-colored" Junco Hiding in the Bushes. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter,and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Dark-eyed “Slate-colored” Junco Hiding in the Bushes. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter,and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)