Sunday, February 12, 2012

Warmth


Living in the Southwest, the prompt "warmth" from over at Project Alicia elicited different images than those I would be coming up with if I lived in colder climes....


Warmth of February sun is
bringing to an end winter slumber.
As trees once again awaken
with new life surging
through their veins,
they are compelled to cast off
all last vestiges of death,
pushing out new buds and leaves.





Warmth of February sun
calls forth a colorful array
Of beautiful blossoms
That draw buzzing bees
And fluttering butterflies,
Who spread delicate wings
Wide to warming rays
While drinking deep of
Each flower’s offering...







Beautiful promises of the spring fast approaching.



28 comments:

  1. amazing! spring! we are fighting here with a lot of snow these days...

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  2. Especially love your last two butterfly captures.

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  3. Such wonderful brilliant details!

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  4. I lived in Tucson Arizona for a little over a decade, and I know just what the February's are like....one of the best months of the year with all the 'new growth'. Beautiful images.

    MY MACRO LINK Drop by and see if you can find something seasonal hidden in the images. Just for fun.

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  5. Pam, these are just beautiful!
    I especially love the second one, and I cannot wait to see the first leaves here in the northeast!

    Thank you so much for sharing with us today at The Creative Exchange.

    Have a great day!

    lisa.

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  6. Gorgeous - all of them!! Love the sentiment here as well!

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  7. Flowers already!? I'm jealous, we don't even have a patch of green grass under this snow! Beautiful photos.

    Thanks for taking part in the Poetic Winter Photo Challenge!

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  8. I love these...especially the orange/red petals for I heart macro!

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  9. Springs promise! Lovely photos!

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  10. such a lovely poem and the photos are just so lovely! i am taking heart in the promise of spring and your photos are so warming and beautiful!! i cannot wait to see some signs of spring here!!

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  11. Stunning photos. I love the colors.

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  12. A beautiful collection of photos! The lavender is gorgeous!

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  13. These are beautiful photos and words. Incredibly sharp detail in your macros.

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  14. A my musimy jeszcze ta takie cudowne widoki poczekać. Zima króluję . Bardzo ładne wiosenne zdjęcia.Pozdrawiam. *** And we still have such a wonderful view of the wait. Winter reigns. Very nice spring pictures. Yours.

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  15. What a great set of pictures - love all of the beautiful colours. Spring is coming.

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  16. These are just lovely, and what a great capture of those butterflies and the bee. Bet you can hardly wait for all the cacti to start blooming. Wish I was going to be around to see it. maybe next year. Have a great day!

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  17. Beautiful shots! Loving all the colors you have.

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  18. Beautiful flowers ... and I am so looking forward to spring!

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  19. So beautiful--words and photos full of color!

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  20. So so so pretty & colorful... I'm so anxious for flowers & everything to start blooming here! =)

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  21. beautiful work... have a great week!! :)

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  22. Beautiful photos.

    Regards and best wishes

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  23. these all look so lovely, we have no colour here at the moment, I am very envious

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  24. Hi Pam,
    I am soaking up the beauty of your Feb! Loving all that wonderful color, as I look out at snow! My favs are the third and last image.

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  25. Gorgeous flowers and captures Pam. I love the purple prairie clover -- such an awesome bloom!

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  26. Something about that 2nd photo got me...

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  27. you are invited to follow my blog

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