Spring Sign

By On March 21, 2011 · 8 Comments · In A Big Something, Empty Reservoir Diaries, Garden of the Gods, Hiking, Open Space, Parks

A few signs of Spring—along with the leftover bones of winter—revealed themselves among the rocks and red cedars in the gullies just north of Garden of the Gods this past weekend as the season made its official debut. Off the tourist path, the smaller treasures that surround Garden of the Gods are often its most spectacular.

 
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8 Responses to Spring Sign

  1. Liz says:
    March 21, 2011 at 8:52 am

    I love the signs of spring that pop up in March, only to have to push their way through again with the snows of April. Nice Noel, thanks!

  2. Mary Ellen says:
    March 21, 2011 at 9:55 am

    Loved this–and the Bluebird!

  3. Mary H says:
    March 21, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Lovely photos. I liked the juniper roots.
    But not sure how all of these are signs of spring.
    Over in Stetson we have purple crocus coming up!

  4. Betty Jo says:
    March 21, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    Ah, the brave Mourning Cloak butterfly, shown several times in these beautiful photos. This rather large butterfly overwinters in tree bark cavities, rock crevices, etc. and manages to hide from the wrath of winter, birds and other predators.

    • Noel Black says:
      March 21, 2011 at 4:42 pm

      Thanks for the info, Betty Jo. That butterfly followed us for almost the entire hike.

  5. Lenore says:
    March 21, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    I would call these signs of spring a la Georgia O’Keefe.

    BTW the “bluebird” is a scrub jay, a year-round resident that is soon to begin it’s territorial swooping flight and “ack ack ack ack” call.

  6. Nancy says:
    March 21, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    I keep playing this over and over just for the music. I can’t decide if it feels as if it’s spring or as if I’m in an old Leghorn cartoon. Nice, either way.

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