Helicopters!

One of the sure signs that spring is here, the maple trees are getting ready to release innumerable seeds to flutter around. Countless. Gutter clogging. Winged seeds. Technically, I think they're called double samaras.

[Shirley V]

Used to split the ends apart and stick to tips of our noses when we were kids. Oh the stuff we remember... :-)

[Lisa Poland]

Pretty!

[Beverly Parks]

@shirleyv - Shirley, we did that, too! We called them Pinocchios when we put them on our noses, or whirlybirds when they were falling from the tree.

Larry, excellent photo of these "whirlybirds." The stuff of childhood memories.

[haydn morris]

I love the colouts texture and background to this which together with the composition make for an extreemly pleasing capture

[Clare Gadsby]

Wow. Lighting, colour, composition, background - all spot on.

[Sue]

Beautiful. I thought these normally came in autumn!?

[Larry L]

Thanks @shirleyv @homeschoolmom @desertaura @handymaurice @sueb47

Sue: I'm no horticulturist, but looking at google, I think it depends on the species and/or region.

[Ann Williams]

Love the colours and lighting. Super photo.

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Jan Rose]

Nice detail

[Mary Siegle]

Very nice -- as others have said, colors and composition etc. FAV

[*lynn]

beautiful

[Debs Stott]

Gorgeous! Fav.

[Helen Sanderson]

nice reminder you do things differently in the Northern Hemisphere. lovely photo