Woohooo! It’s officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and what an auspicious vernal equinox it has turned out to be, coinciding with both a solar eclipse and a supermoon. I’m so excited for the return of long days I can hardly contain my excitement, so this week’s travel theme is celebrating all things spring-y. First up, some funny little harbingers of spring, two fuzzy lambs grazing near the Rock of Cashel.
Next up, a photo of springtime in Seattle with cherry blossom lined streets and the occasional pink tulip tree.
Sticking with blossom, my all-time favourite flower, the shy and delicate wild primrose in all its pastel glory. This for me is the essence of springtime in Ireland.
Growing up in the countryside, I would wander through meadows filled with primroses in springtime, every so often spotting a rare clump of pink primroses. They were in far too remote a place to be crosses of cultivated varieties, they were the elusive wild pink primroses of Ireland. I haven’t seen them for many years but just yesterday, along a remote country lane in the county of Wexford, I spotted a clump of those rare pale pink primroses. What an amazing way to start off the spring.
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xxx Ailsa
It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want — oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! – Mark Twain
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. ~Doug Larson
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Woohoo indeed, Ailsa! I’m feeling spring -ey today, so will be posting soon!!
Hurray for springtime, Sue! 🙂
Definitely hooray! 😀
Since it is snowing in my neck of the woods, it doesn’t exactly feel like spring today.
Yikes, here’s hoping it thaws round your way sometime soon. xxx
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And here we are, Spring, in a nice fresh way: http://suejudd.com/2015/03/20/fresh-in-spring/
Gorgeous, Sue, that burst of pale yellow contrasts so beautifully with the pale pink of the cherry blossom.
Yes, I thought it was a good pairing 😀
Lovely photos of spring. We are now officially into Autumn here.
Oh I bet NZ is stunning in the autumn, it’s a country I long to visit. xxx
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Adorable youngsters, Ailsa! And yes, spring is here, with sweet tender colors. Can you feel it? 😀
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Beautiful Cherry Blossom Trees Ailsa. Here in the Southern Hemisphere, different flowers and animals appear.
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Beautiful
Love your lambs! Now what am I going to post for this having just done flowers? Mmmm… deep frown.
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Thanks for the challenge!Here’s my entry: https://aquamarineeyes.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/duck-duck-goose/
beautiful images my friend!
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still quite drab around our parts but the signs that we’re springing are appearing faster by the day! 😉 Happy spring!! May all your pent up winter’s blues wash away in the happy warm colours of spring!! 😛
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All too topsy-turvy for me! We are just entering autumn here in Australia, so I had to dig through my archives to find some Spring shots for you. Such different flowers to your delicate ones…these seem so much more robust. But I love the northern hemisphere Spring too!
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Hi Ailsa,
let’s start into spring: http://cubusregio.com/2015/03/21/travel-theme-spring-fruhling/
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Love your fuzzy lambs in their just- a – little -to- big- for – them coats Ailsa 🙂
What a glorious start to Spring here in your photos !
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Yoohoo! It is Spring… although in the north there is snow again!!!
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Hurrah – it’s about time!! Beautiful florals Ailsa – and the Larsen quote is priceless! I’ve responded here https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/weekly-photo-challenge-fresh-and-travel-theme-spring/
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Hi everybody! This is my entry: http://ingriddphotography.com/2015/03/21/travel-theme-spring/
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This is such a happy, warm and sunny picture – made me smile!
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Breathtaking images!
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