A field of dandelions in Huntington Center
This scene greeted us on our arrival as we stepped out onto the back deck of our chalet in Chamonix for the first time. The Dôme de Goûter and Aiguille de Bionassay were shrouded in cloud and lit up with sunset alpenglow.
These stately sycamores line the Cour Mirabeau, one of the central streets in Aix-en-Provence
The purple trillium is in bloom down by Fargo Brook. I love the wine-rich color of the petals.
New daffodil blossoms nod in the afternoon
The complex interior of a bloodroot is almost flamelike…
One of the first of the spring ephemerals, bloodroot is blooming down near Fargo Brook!
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 800, f/18, 1/125″ exposure
Tree swallows have made their spring return. This guy was perched on a roadside wire in the rain.
Nikon D600, Sigma 120-400mm lens @ 400mm, ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/1600″ exposure
A tiny vine made it this far along a fence wire.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 120mm, ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000″ exposure
John Hadden Photography 