Spring is here, - finally!

Spring is finally here! 

The nature is exploding!

Buds in different shapes and colours are bursting out!

I have seen flies, spiders, ants and many more!

Nature is changing from brown to strong green!

Not only the small flowers on ground, but also the early flowers on bushes ...

... and the Clematis alpina.

I have also seen several butterflies of different kinds.

Spring is a beautiful time of the year!

Scilla siberica

Geranium robertianum

I found it in my garden.

Small,

but beautiful.

Commonly known as Herb Robert, Red Robin, Death come quickly. I am curious to know why it's called "Death come quickly" as it is also used as a healing herb. Can anyone tell me?


Wikipedia says:
In traditional herbalism, Herb Robert was used as a remedy for toothache and nosebleeds.^{[citation needed]} Freshly picked leaves have an odor resembling burning tires when crushed, and if they are rubbed on the body the smell is said to repel mosquitoes. The active ingredients are tannins, bitters, and essential oils.

Blue Anemone

It looks like a blue version of Anemone nemorosa, but the number of petals are twice as many as the Nemorosa. However I think it is an Anemone.

The equipment used for the pictures are:

Nikon D700 with Hoodman angleviewer, Sigma 150mm Macro

Tripod, diffuser to create shade

ISO200, f/5.6 - 7.1, manual focus

And when the sun doesn't shine, it closes like this.

Late spring

Spring is late this year.

It started so good with new best ever temperature in March,

but April has been very cold.

It's a kind of interesting to dive into my archive from earlier years, just to find that at the same time of the 

year more flowers and insects had appeared. This confirms that spring is later this year.

However I also find that within a few weeks in May we may expect to find that spring will explode in 

green leaves and wonderful colors and accompanied by also higher temperature a wealth of insects will 

appear.

Easter tulips / Påske tulipaner

My wife bought a bouquet of tulips for the Easter holiday. I love the colors of these beautiful flowers in strong yellow and green. And I thought that they would be ideal to create pictures from.

My first photos turned out to be quite dull and boring, and inspired by other photographers I frequently follow on different blogs I decided to try making a more abstract look. This turned out to be quite challenging, and I am not sure I managed to accomplish what I had in mind. Anyway, - this was some of the pictures my shooting resulted in.

They are not meant to be razor sharp. I have deliberately used out-of-focus and motion blur. I was more concerned about colors and shapes and light and shadows. At the same time I did not want a look that abstract that you cannot imagine what the object really is.

Photo of The Day & Photo of The Week

I am happy to see that my photo called "Linselus" or "Lens Bug" was selected to be Photo of The Day a few days ago in the Flickr group called "Creative Moments In Our Time".

"Linselus" or "Lens Bug" is an expression in Norwegian used on someone sticking their head forward to be in a shot or on tv when someone is interviewed etc. In this case I was photographing a Bluebell. I did not notice the wasp until I was editing the picture.

Is there a word for it in English?

My photo made it even to achieve the award for Photo of The Week!