Earth Day

For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
Song of Songs 2:11-12

I spent some time in the garden today. The Mayflowers are blooming and they look so pretty reaching up to drink in the sun rays. Throughout the time I was planting and weeding, the Carolina Wren was singing up a storm. I thought to myself, "It's the Pocono version of Solomon's canticle!" I don't think I could have found a nicer way to celebrate this wonderful world that God created.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!

[Maggiemae]

The long lines of the veins in the petals are unusual and so pretty! Lovely composition!

[Laraine Kensicki]

i agree - and your lovely photo is part of the celebration ~

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@maggiemae @eniaral
Thank you Maggie and Laraine!

[Colleen]

Can't wait to see flowers here!

[Mrs. Smith]

This is perfect!

[Taffy]

So joyful and bright!

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Michael Van Krey]

the brightness and POV are fantastic! Fav.

[Diane]

What a beautiful Earth Day shot! Love the flowers.

[Sarah J.]

Love the pink and blues. So bright and hopeful.

[Rick Schies]

It was a bit on the chilly side, but still all in all it was a gorgeous day here in Pa.

[Bev]

Lovely shot! Love the texture of the flowers and the POV and the lighting. Job well done!

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

Taken from behind. I like! Everybody takes the front of flowers.

[SIMMY]

Love the angle and lighting, Very nice

[Dakotaburns]

Lovely shot with light and shadow playing off the delicate white petals.

[Miley]

Beautiful light.

[Carole Imes]

One of my favorite bible verses and ties in so well with the photo and your sentiments. What a wonderful beautiful world we live in ... too bad there is so much hate or people who don't appreciate it.

[Henri Russell]

Awesome shot. I love the light shining through the petals.

[Dione Giorgio]

Wow, stunning. Great lighting.

[Terry]

very pretty

[Vesna]

Fav.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@httpgeffed @mrssmith203 @taffy @bkbinthecity @vankrey @eudora @sgiesman @digitalrn @prttblues @Cheesebiscuit @simster @dakotaburns @miley89 @cimes1 @henrir @sangwann @sarasdadandmom @vesna0210

My goodness!! I'm so pleased you all enjoyed this shot! Thank you Colleen, Carla, Taffy, Brian, Michael, Diane, Sarah, Rick, Bev, Cheesebiscuit, Simmy, Donald, Miley, Carol, Henri, Dione, Terry and Vesna!

@vankrey Thank you so much for the fav Michael!
@vesna0210 Thank you very much Vesna! I really appreciate the fav!

[Nicole Campbell]

This is pretty Ann, I love that it is reaching up to the sky

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole! They're quite pretty from the top too- but I just wanted to do something different.

[summerfield]

great pov, ann! seen from the point of view of an ant (or something else).

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@summerfield Thanks Vikki! lol it's the pov of a camera who's lying on the ground!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@summerfield Thanks for the fav Vikki!!

[Vickie Posey]

Wow!!! Great shot! FAV! :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@vposey Thank you Vickie and thank you so much for the fav!