Spring Is In The Air II 2009

[Bubbleman]

Well, here we are again in the thick of spring, and im noticing although its a late spring, our bugs are starting to wake up and make their way towards the flowers that have already opened.
Took a few shots so far, and wanted to share them with you guys... feel free to post up yours

First up were some eggs i found buried in the dirt when i lifted a small rock> I took a few shots and gently covered the eggs back up with dirt.

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Not sure what kind of insect it is yet, but i will post it on a few macro boards, and see what the insect geeks have to say.

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A dandelion, and some moss growing outside my house, as well as an escargot hanging out up in the forest. When i picked it up and flipped him around, air bubblers where coming out of his mouth, and you could see this fine layer of water covering it as though it were breathing within this tiny thimble of water.

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Then a drone bee feeding on a dandelion,

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Finaly a piece of hawaiin lava, and another type of worker or drone feeder bee( not sure to be honest , another one i will post to find out..)


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[Razz]

wow, look at the eyes on that bee!

[COOPAROO]

wow those are amazing pictures. i hope you don't mind that i'm using one of the pictures of the bees as my desktop haha

[bingobango]

Beautiful shots Bman.

[Razz]

i wonder what micron those eyes are! and the moss looks very cool!

[axioM-13]

hahah razz the second i saw those eyes i thought the same thing

[govegan]

props on the camera work man... good shots.

[Hatch]

Great Shot's Bubble Man, Thank's For Sharing!!EH!!

[LittleBigToke]

really nice shots, especially the Bee's eyes... :]

[vodkamartiny12]

so this is whats happening to all those bees and their colonies that are disappearing with out traces of bodies ....... bubbleman is stealing their souls with his camera ! lol

RIP Micheal Jackson 2009

[Mrs.Greengenes]

Ya the bee really seems to be enjoying his little self... lol

Way super cool pics Bman. Thanks for sharing :)

Mrs.G

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Some roses I saw today. They start yellow then turn pink. The honeysuckle above them is lovely too. Peace GS

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Seems all the succulents want to flower this year. Peace GS

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Almost. Peace GS

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Its opening. Peace GS

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hydrangea I saw on a walk today. Peace GS

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Spiders in a tree.Peace GS

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Hidden gems. Peace GS

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Survival of the fittest. Peace GS

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Saw some more today. Peace GS

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First up are some succulents I saw in my travels today. Then a rose bush I first posted in flower in April or May and still going strong. I love BC. Peace GS

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For those whom fall has left behind, a little reminder. Peace GS

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Beauty fall day. Peace GS

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Not winter yet, saw this yard today. Peace GS

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More remnants of summer. Peace GS

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The Energizer bunny of flowering plants. Think we posted the first flowers in May. Peace GS

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Thump,Thump, Thump still going. Peace GS

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Spring has sprung again. Peace GS

[ropesheads]

thats I nice camera you have.the first time I saw a slug at birth I had not a clue what it was.I emailed simon at serious seeds to ask if he new what I had,soon realized once they grow felt a fool but all it was,was a pair of eyes.take some photo of a slug and you will understand.....mr nice seeds have you got some for the spring..hope so.

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Been hearing scary things about MNS beans. Word is they are having germination issues. Obsoul33t had problems, put them up on the net and was slammed from all sides by wannabees. Enter at your own risk. Peace GS

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Saw these today. Think they are pink magnolias. Peace GS

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Thought this was a Christmas cactus, maybe its an Easter cactus. Peace GS

ps. pretty sure the cactus is not of any religion

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Its open now. Peace GS

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More spring doing it's thing. Peace GS

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More. Peace GS

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Few more. Peace GS

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Cherry blossom update. Peace GS

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More spring, found some cherry blossoms that are pink for yous. Peace GS

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Cherry blossom update. Peace GS

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More spring from my friends yard. Peace GS

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Sundog and a blue jay. Peace GS

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More springin. Peace GS

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Apple blossoms. Peace GS

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More flowers. Peace GS

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First flowering Rhodo I have seen this year and some more tulips. Peace GS

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More apple blossoms. Peace GS

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Lavendar just starting to flower. Peace GS

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Apple blossoms. Peace GS

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More spring. Peace GS

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^^^^^ what he said. Peace GS

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Flowers. Peace GS

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More flowers. Peace GS

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More spring. I almost missed the first ones amongst the dandelions. Peace GS

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More spring. Peace GS

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More flowers. Peace GS

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^^^^^^^^What he said. Peace GS

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First one was a hedge that my nose noticed first. Peace GS

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More flowers. Peace GS

[faintfuzzies]

Very sweet pics.. what equipment are you using to get shots like that ?..I have a digital rebel. I wonder if i buy a different lens if i could learn the same .. Very cool work

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$100 Panasonic Lumix DMC f2. Thanks for looking. Peace GS

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More lilacs I saw in my travels. Peace GS

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My first dogwood flowers of the year. These really made me smile.Then a bird house I saw along the skytrain route. Must have been very interesting putting it there. Peace GS

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More flowers. Peace GS

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More flowers. First is Wisteria, I smelled it first. Peace GS

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More. Peace GS

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More. Peace GS

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One of my fave rose houses. Peace GS

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Well seeing as spring is over these roses will be my last post in this thread for this year. Peace GS

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Spring flowers. Peace GS

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More springy thingies, Peace GS

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More springiness. The fourth and fifth pics are of one of my fave spring ground covers. Peace GS

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First cherry blossoms I have seen this year. Peace GS

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Flowers make me smile m'kay. Peace GS

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This cherry tree has white blossoms growing from the bottom and pink at the top. Other pic is my first rose I have seen this year. Peace GS

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More flowers. Peace GS

[YukonBikerGuy]

Sure looks like spring. Snow is finally starting to melt off here. Flowers in a month or two.

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More spring. Think the second one is a plum tree flowers. Peace GS

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Ok so yesterday I was out and about I got out at Broadway and Fraser to change buses. I crossed Broadway and was surprised to see these growing on the median in between lanes. My mom used to collect these when I was a kid for her moose stew recipe. I believe she called them shaggy manes. Was odd to be such benevolent creatures growing as close as possible to one of the busiest streets in Vancouver. In the second pic you can see how close the road is. Peace GS

[YukonBikerGuy]

Shaggy mane mushrooms are quite tasty if you pick them before the bottom edges start to turn black and slimy. A tallish Cone of a fungi. I like them sliced and fried in a bit of butter, yum. These days I might even use canna-butter. Nice find man.

YBG

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Ya those shrooms were featured several times in moms moose stew.

More flowers. First pic is new leaves on a cut leafed Japanese maple. Peace GS

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Had some thoughts today on the correlation between flower color and and flowering season. Seems to be a lot of blues and purples about early on then not the rest of the year. Peace GS

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Never seen these so early. They were huge too. Peace GS

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More spring. Peace GS

[bigbag]

wow, nice ! i've got a # of those in my yard on the south island, but not many are flowering ?! wonder if the greenhouse gas emissions on the lower mainland hasten flowering ?

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The iris today. Peace GS

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Forgot about this scary little tulip from the other day. Peace GS

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Couple more of the scary flower. The folks musta been laughing, seeing me laying on their sidewalk taking pics. Peace GS

[YukonBikerGuy]

I'm laughing about it now :) I can just picture it, hahahahaha.

Peas & Carrots my friend.

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Went by one of my fave gardens today. They do such a great jog each year that I make a point of going by. It is a front and is called Japan Tech Auto. The first pics actually has 4 or 5 of those black scary flowers. Then more poppies. Peace GS

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First are Hansa roses. One of my faves since a kid. Very fragrant. Peace GS

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Last is iris's. Good thing I took those pics. Someone has gone and taken all the flowers, except the yellow one. Peace GS

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The hansa has a protector. Plus some peonies. Peace GS

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More iris's. Peace GS

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Some roses from my fave rose bush. Another nice rose. California Lilac and the poppies. Peace GS

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First pic is yellow irises early in the day. I went back later to see how they progressed. Peace GS

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More irises. Peace GS

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Flowerzzz. Peace GS

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Some color for today. Peace GS

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More stuff. Peace GS

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Today's color. Peace GS

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Clematis. Peace GS

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Was at my fave store and they had these on the counter. Peace GS

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Today's color. Peace GS

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Some things I saw today. Peace GS

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Yesterday's colors. Peace GS

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I love these roses. They smell like banana extract. Peace GS

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Never seen one of these before. Peace GS

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Saw more shaggy manes on another meridian. As I was taking pics a dude walked up and started picking them. He looked up and saw me trying to take pics so he left me 1. I went and got it. Took it home, cleaned it up and into a pan, Cooked it with butter, cardamon, marjoram , garlic powder, salt and pepper. Was awesome. Peace GS

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Today's color. Peace GS

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Our brugmansia thinks it is fall. Peace GS

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Closer to being beauties. Peace GS

ps. last day of spring

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Cannot even begin to describe how beautifully these smell. Peace GS

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It has begun. Peace GS

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Have not had much time for this lately. Peace GS