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Signs of spring.

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 28 March 2013 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Despite the long weeks of sub-zero temperatures up here in the north of England, the spring bulbs still manage to pop their heads above ground as we see small splashes of colour around the landscape in South Shields. This was taken in the West Park during a brief dry spell.

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PATRICK from miramas, France

splendiid capture

28 Mar 2013 5:26am

Devi from Chennai, India

beautiful spray of lavender here !!! Lovely shot Curly :-))))

28 Mar 2013 6:01am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Yes, you are right that there is color to be found if we dare to venture out . . I must make the effort !

28 Mar 2013 6:09am

PascalXLD from Rennes, France

Joli tapis de fleur

Bonne journée

28 Mar 2013 6:19am

gezz from Leeds, United Kingdom

still got snow down here..bit sick of it now

28 Mar 2013 6:30am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

So looking forward to some colour, this is a lovely splash

28 Mar 2013 7:02am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Lovely 'winter' colour Curly :-)

28 Mar 2013 8:28am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Superbes ces crocus, splendide cadrage. Bonne journée.

28 Mar 2013 8:36am

Veronique from France-and-, Switzerland

Beautiful bright colors (and a lot of them)

28 Mar 2013 9:02am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Pretty great scene

28 Mar 2013 10:30am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Nice, but would have been and gone in a normal year methinks

28 Mar 2013 10:42am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Lovely colour and although it's chilly, the sun is out down here today

28 Mar 2013 12:08pm

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Beautiful sign of spring !

28 Mar 2013 12:49pm

Carol from Leamington, Canada

Purple is such a striking color and a vibrant sign of spring! There is still quite a chill in the air here but my crocus are sprouting and a couple have flowered. A beautiful capture Curly, I love this!

28 Mar 2013 3:18pm

ursulakatariina from Ed, Sweden

Wonderful!

28 Mar 2013 4:41pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Gorgeous colours in this shot Curly! Proof positive that spring will arrive eventually! ;-)

28 Mar 2013 5:48pm

franz from Baden, Austria

these are hopeful signs of winter finally giving up ...

28 Mar 2013 7:02pm

Irene from San Francisco, United States

Beautiful shot !

28 Mar 2013 7:52pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Lovely shot.

28 Mar 2013 7:55pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

What a cheerful sight ... I hope Mrs. Curly got to view this splendor!

28 Mar 2013 8:35pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Certainly looks like spring is on the way! Lovely color!

28 Mar 2013 10:14pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

fine pov. lovely color

29 Mar 2013 12:31am

Maryvonne from Sorel, Canada

Wow ! superbe

29 Mar 2013 1:25am

L'angevine from Angers, France

super le rendu

29 Mar 2013 3:49pm

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

They try there best in difficult circumstances

31 Mar 2013 9:48am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

beautiful - croci or crocuses

3 Apr 2013 12:04pm

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

A good sign ..spring is coming...nice shot

7 Apr 2013 5:09pm

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It's all about color by Carol

FUJIFILM FinePix F550EXR
1/210 second
F/3.5
ISO 200
5 mm

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