Purple Crocuses - David Mathre Photography

Sunday (23-February-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Purple Crocus flowers. Spring must be coming.

Purple Crocus flowers. Image taken with a Leica TL-2 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 35 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Purple Crocus flowers. Image taken with a Leica TL-2 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 35 mm, f/4.5, 1/500 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (68.5 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (53.1 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of sun, still cold outside. A deficit of 15.4 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (492 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (314 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. A deficit of 178 kWh.

Wednesday (28-February-2018) — New Jersey

Backyard Winter Nature in New Jersey — Signs that Spring is Coming.

Fiery red clouds at dawn. The sun is rising earlier every morning, and I had to jump out of bed as I saw the colors starting to develop. It gave me a chance to test a new camera before reading any of the manual. The best way to learn is by doing. Later in the day some images of the bird bath statue and some early purple crocus flowers. Not as early as some years, but still early. The daffodils still have a bit to go. There are threats of a Nor’easter tomorrow night through Saturday. I hope it is just rain.

Individual images from the slide shows can be viewed here.

Six-Years Ago (13-March-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Late-Winter Nature in New Jersey.

More images of late winter flowers, telling me it will be spring soon. From across the street along a south-facing rock wall.

Late winter Daffodil bloom. Spring must be coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 100, 19 mm, f/3.3, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Late winter snow drop flowers. Spring must be coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 100, 8 mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Late winter snow drop and purple crocus flowers. Spring must be coming. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 100, 19 mm, f/3.3, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (12-March-2011) — New Jersey

Late-Winter Nature in New Jersey. Delaware River Flooding and Backyard Flowers.

With all of the recent rain and warming temperatures melting the snow, the Delaware river had been flooding. I drove to Lambertville to get some pictures as the water was receding. Lots of trash washed up and was left behind in the Lambertville Inn parking lot next to the Lambertville – New Hope bridge. After getting home there were many more snow-drop and purple-crocus blooms to photograph.