First is a set of images of the first hosta blooms of the year. The same two blooms from three different angles.
Three things here: First is the annual Helen-to-the-Atlantic hot air balloon race. The race was not started on the day I was there because the wind was blowing the wrong way. The race did start the following day, but I was not there. On the third day I returned along with many photographers. At this event, onlookers are allowed to wander among the balloons as they are being inflated, and that is how I was able to take these pictures.
After the balloons were done, we went up to Ana-Ruby Falls since it is close by. I go there more often in the fall for the great color and because the light is better. But these are good images. just not my usual stuff.
The next days were two sunrises around a hike on the AT from Woody Gap to Gooch Gap and back.
I made a trip to Gibbs Gardens hoping the wildflower meadow had not faded too far. It had not. I also made my usual visit to the Japanese Garden and the waterlily ponds.
And a few days later I had a nice sunrise at Lake Lanier. The lake is down a bit, so I have more foreground to use.
And one last sunrise for the month. Not a lot of color, but it was fun to watch the geese fly and the play of light on the clouds.
I hiked up the hill at Sawnee Mountain Preserve early one morning after rain overnight. The timing was right to get the sun through the trees before the mist burned off.
A few blooms in the yard and a variety of sunrise shots.
A mishmash of shots of Lake Lanier sunrises and flowers in the yard.
I visited a neighbor’s yard one morning to see what was blooming.
We spent a couple days hiking the trails in and around Black Rock Mountain State Park in northeast Georgia. On my way to join the group, I stopped off at Sosebee Cove to see what I might find blooming. The blooms were good, both there and on the mountain. I hiked the Tennessee Rock Trail on the first day. On the second day, a few of us hiked around Black Rock Lake and partway up the mountain on the Edmunds backcountry trail. We went up the mountain in search of a waterfall, which we found without any trouble.
A number of differetn outings here. First is some wild azalea blooms found in Settle Bridge Park as I was scouting for a Senior Services hike later this month. That is followed by images from a short walk in the front of the subdivision looking for bluets which I did not find. But I did find a little butterfly (or moth maybe ?) and some other nice images. Next are some shots of blooms in my yard. Next is the marvelous Easter Sunday sunrise over Lake Lanier. And still more from my backyard. Then there is another sunrise later in the month with interesting clouds. An lastly some image from the yard of a gardener in the neighborhood.
A morning at the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail outside LaFayette, GA. I drove through a very strong thunderstorm to get there, but it paid off. We were too late for the bluebells, and not a lot else was blooming. Quite a few white trillium, a few red trillium, forest phlox and some daisies. But the star of the show was the moss all over the place, particularly in the creek. As the sun got higher, the light got harsher, and so we finally left.