Zion in the Spring

My husband and I were blessed to be able to visit Zion National Park during the Spring season.  I was expecting warmer weather, but we were met with a little bit of snow and ice.  It was an amazing trip.  The snow and fog and clouds made for interesting photography.  Several of these photos are new, never been published.  Yes, I'm still playing catch up! 

 

 

Winter

I've lived in Illinois for six years now and have never seen the wild turkeys running around our neighborhood and still nothing to this day.  However, while visiting family in Ohio, three wild turkeys came up to the house and checked things out.  They left after just a minute and came back with the whole flock!!  I had to photograph them through the window...so they aren't perfectly clear. 

We did not get snow for Christmas, but the snow did come the next day.  Just enough to coat everything in white.

The Midwest is Awakening

I promised a few landscapes from our trip to the Gardens.  I'm glad I had some time today to work on a few.  It was a gorgeous day and the trees had begun to bloom which was an added bonus to the day seeings how I wasn't expecting that much color.  Sometimes I wish this part of the year would last forever, but then Fall comes and I begin wishing the same thing.  God must have known we'd get bored with the same thing...so He paints us a new picture every few months.

Spring Walk

Spring Light

Heavy Boughs

Garden Gazebo

Bursting

 

Just happened to catch this one...at the right place at the right time!

....and, well then, sometimes He decides to confuse us.  :o)

Spring Surprise

Frozen Magnolia



Snow Puffs

Yesterday morning when I woke up it was snowing...great big snowflakes that were more like snow"puffs."  I had to get a picture before it ended.  It tapered off over the next hour and started to melt away.  I was so glad I caught this photo before it all disappeared.  There's something about this pic I love...it's so simple yet draws you to it.  Very wintery!  I complained that it was snowing on my birthday, but it was so beautiful I couldn't help thinking what a wonderful birthday gift.

Snow Puffs