Saturday (12-March-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Late-Winter Nature in New Jersey. Spring is Near.

As Promised, Snow Drops (and more Purple Crocuses). This morning the sun was out and lighting up the flowers across the street. Snow Drops, a field of Snow Drops, Snow Drops in a field of Purple Crocuses, a field of Purple Crocuses, etc. Spring is Coming!

Snow Drops -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Snow Drops — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).
Field of Snow Drops and Purple Crocuses -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Field of Snow Drops and Purple Crocuses — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).
Field of Purple Crocuses -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Field of Purple Crocuses — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).
Purple Crocuses Bloom -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Purple Crocuses Bloom — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).
Field of Purple Crocuses -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Field of Purple Crocuses — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 14.9 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Friday (11-March-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Winter Nature in New Jersey. Purple Crocuses Blooming — Spring is Coming!

These images of Purple Crocuses Blooming were taken across the street from my home. Weather permitting I will try to get some macro images of the Snow Drops tomorrow. The Daffodils are only a week away from blooming.

Purple Crocuses -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 7.5 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Purple Crocuses — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 7.5 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec).
Purple Crocuses -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/4, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Purple Crocuses — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/4, 1/400 sec).
Purple Crocuses -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/4.5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Purple Crocuses — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/4.5, 1/800 sec).
Purple Crocuses -- Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 7.5 mm, f/8, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Purple Crocuses — Spring is Coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 (ISO 100, 7.5 mm, f/8, 1/160 sec).

Thursday (03-March-2011) — New Jersey.

Backyard Winter Nature in New Jersey. Spring is Coming!!!

There is hope for spring. I saw these purple crocuses starting to bloom across the road when I got home tonight. The snow has mostly melted, but the temperature keeps going up and down. This morning it was 17° F when I left for work. Tomorrow if the weather is good I plan to go out with a macro lens. After taking the pictures, I walked the backyard for the first time since last December, and see that I have a lot of work to clean up more trees and branches down. Presumably the damage happened during the ice storm.

Purple crocus blooms peaking above the fall leaves. A sure sign that spring is coming. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 85 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 85 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Purple crocus blooms peaking above the fall leaves. A sure sign that spring is coming. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 85 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 85 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)