Haru wa hana
Natsu hototogisu
Aki wa tsuki
Fuyu yuki kiede
In the spring, cherry blossoms,
In the summer the cuckoo,
In autumn the moon, and in
winter the snow, clear, cold.
Verse from:
The Zen Poetry of DOGEN
Verses from the
Mountain of Eternal Peace
STEVEN HEINE
Tuttle Publishing. Boston. 1997
Photos taken on a windy day in Kirkland, Washington.
Olympus OM-D EM1
Olympus Zuiko 60 f2.8 mm macro lens; at f2.8 – f9, iso 200, 1/1250 – 1/13 sec. (longer shutter speed for intentional blurring on last image). Processed in Lightroom.
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Such a joyful sight, Lynne. Thanks for brightening a grey day 🙂
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It’s gray here, too, but that pale pink is shining through. Thanks Jo –
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Just beautiful! Wish I was there!
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We’re having an early Spring…lots of rain, too, but that keeps it all going. Thank you!
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Soooo beautiful. Thanks…I needed that today. I especially like the third image. The lighting is exquisite, and I like the added orange of the young leaves.
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They plant that variety a LOT around here, don’t they? I just want to make it all stop right now, so I can revel in this early spring beauty.
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It’s been absolutely lovely between the storms. 😉
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Exactly!
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Beautiful post, love them all, Lynne.Have a wonderful weekend. 🙂
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You too – or four!
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Glorious shots Lyn and what a tease that spring light is with the beautiful blossoms . . .!
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Thanks Patti – it’s so early…but I’ll take it!
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A delightful and uplifting selection – but for us, the notion of Spring is a little premature!
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Is it? I like the idea of chasing Spring – traveling north as it spreads its’ influence, or maybe far, far east!
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Now here is a post that brings to me the feeling of spring. These are such intricate photos, and brings a smile to my face as the moist winds of spring are on its way.
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Intricate, yes, I guess so. I try to show different sides of things. Did you know this winter was the wettest on record for the PNW? Or at least Seattle area. For that statistic they figure winter is the wet season that extends from 10/1 through 3/1. Interesting, right? It was dry last year, so plenty of snow up there in the Cascades (but less in the Olympics) this year, which is good.
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So very lovely! I needed that as I sniffle and sneeze with yet another horrible old!
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Hey Gunta, great typo! “Horrible old!” 🙂
Get better soon. I bet you’re running around too much, between the two places. Hope you can get some rest and sun.
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Hehehe… it does pretty much say it all. I suspect you’re right about too much running around. Ain’t no spring chick any longer, though the urge to get things done is pretty strong!
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Beautiful stuff, Lynn – must say that the lighting in the third image down under the haiku knocks me about a bit; also love the softness in several of these. Am vaguely thinking of another camera, maybe a Fujifilm XT-1 >>> and maybe I’ll be getting into Lightroom too, at least a bit – how do you find it? Have you used it for a long time? Adrian 🙂
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Hi Adrian – Yeah, the lighting at that moment was good, wasn’t it? We call them sunbreaks here – we have a lot of cloudy weather, and we revel in the sunbreaks. Lightroom, yes, I love it. I can’t imagine life without its’ organizing abilities. And processing there is quick and easy, and provides quite a bit to play with, not as much as Photoshop, but I’d rather not deal with that level of complexity. I know you have silver efex – don’t you? – and I’m sure that for B&W it’s much better than LR, but for organizing and general processing, LR is terrific. I use one other program, On1, which complements LR well. You might be able to get a deal on it, or get it free – I recommend trying it out. Remember the photos I added textures to a while back? On1. Has a zillion effects, but also works for basic processing.
Sorry I’m late getting back to yo – work’s been nutty. Let me know what you do!
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It’s beyond beautiful how you see things . . . I’m just in awe.
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Hmmm, OK, I’ll take that! 🙂
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Wonderful photos, Lynn. And I love the poem. Spring is certainly ready to blossom upon us. 🙂
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Don’t you love it? I know you have plenty of cherry blossoms in your area and I’m sure you’ll be out there enjoying them.
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Absolutely lusciously beautiful, Lynn.
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Simply gorgeous Lynn!
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