Humans are odd. They think order and chaos are somehow opposites and try to control what won’t be.
But there is grace in their failings. I think you missed that.
Ultron:
They’re doomed.
Vision:
Yes. But a thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts. It’s a privilege to be among them.
These Croci are a good sign that spring has sprung in Montgomery Township. I think I'll go for a hike in the Sourland Mountain Preserve this weekend. I'm sure I can find some early spring wildflowers.
These Croci are a good sign that spring has sprung in Montgomery Township. I think I'll go for a hike in the Sourland Mountain Preserve this weekend. I'm sure I can find some early spring wildflowers.
The Tuesday Photo Challenge is a weekly theme-based challenge for photographers of all kinds to share both new and old photography. #fpj-photo-challenge
The Tuesday Photo Challenge is a weekly theme-based challenge for photographers of all kinds to share both new and old photography. This week's theme is spring.
This past week we had some low temperatures and strong winds. The kind of weather that makes me wish I live somewhere warm, tropical. The snow from the last week's snowstorm was still piled high and showed no signs of melting. The ploughs had created great mountains of black ice over seven feet in height in some places. I imagine that some kids might look at those and think, “Can I use my sledge on that?”.
Spring in New Jersey doesn’t really start until mid-April. It’s too early for this post. I had fully expected that I would be posting these photos from past springs to have something …
The mall at Princeton Battlefield MonumentThe mall at Princeton Battlefield Monument
I was concerned that I would not find the typical signs of spring for this area. Where would I find spring plants such as skunk cabbage, Rue anemone, Jack in the Pulpit, and the aptly named Spring Beauty? The oak has barely started to produce buds. However, the cedar and Juniper are in full form. Achoo!!
A patch of lichen showing both gametophytes (the low, leaf-like forms) and sporophytes (the tall, stalk-like forms)Jack in the Pulpit, Sourland Mountain Range
In early March, after the sun sets, male woodcocks perform an in-flight song and dance routine for their audience of female birds on the ground. I would tell you how wonderful it was to experience this first hand, but the Sourland Conservancy woodcock bird walk was cancelled due to the storm. To make matters worse, the snow storm grounded the birds and many were starving unable to get food through the ice and snow.
Round-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica americana) · Saturday 25 April 2015 · Nikon D5100 · 90 mm f/2.8
Round-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa)??The ornate and mottled leaves are visible year-round. The furry-stemmed flowers arise in earliest spring; fur on the stems and new leaves protects against April cold fronts. Pollinated by solitary bees, seeds dispersed by forest ants.
Spring Azure Butterfly, Sourland Mountain Range
In late February, we had some hot weather, and my spring garden bloomed. The crocus pushed themselves out, and I worried that my spring garden would be bare.
But I got some surprises on Friday. Thursday and Friday were much warmer days with daytime temperatures between 6ºC and 15ºC. Enough of the snow melted to expose these flowers. They had been sitting under the snow, preserved, for two weeks.
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