Weekend picspam, part 1

[kribu]

Right. Instead of sitting and sulking about (a) TPP being down, and (b) not having seen the Doctor Who season premiere yet, here's a batch of pics from today's walk.

The weather was terribly grey and overcast, not a spot of blue sky in sight, mum had the DSLR (I have a feeling that I can't really refer to it as mine much longer), and we're at the time of spring where almost everything is still completely dead. So no wonderful vistas - had to do with close-ups instead, to get something not grey, and besides, it's what the small Fuji does best.




I was shocked to see the first dandelion of this year. We still have snow in places!



Willow catkins.



Moss on a tree.









Some other catkins.



Moss on ground.



Some... metal thingy.



Remnants of last year's rosehips.

Comments

[ayerf.livejournal.com]

Very nice! That dandelion is quite a burst of colour. The moss and lichen almost look like alien lifeforms.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Colour (other than brown and grey) is so hard to find here this time of the year!

The moss was wonderful. I was tempted to take a dozen close-up pics of every tree I saw.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

Such fantastic colours in the moss and lichen! I agree with Ayerf - like alien life forms.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Like alien life forms is exactly what I thought, too. I'm completely enamoured with moss & lichen these days - it's amazing how rich and wonderful that world is.

[cck-brit.livejournal.com]

Not much color to be found here either, though I spotted some buds on the lilac bushes. Your moss pics are very nice and bright.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! This post-winter period does tend to be rather drab, but I'm enjoying spotting all the little signs of nature awaking again.

[a-bees-buzz.livejournal.com]

Those lichens are amazing! I particularly like the shapes in picture 6.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

They're absolutely wonderful, aren't they? I think I squeed (mentally anyway) when I came across that particular tree. It was a whole other world.

[sc010f.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

I love the metal thingy . . .

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

It was an interestingly shaped metal thingy. I have no idea what it was!

[firefly-124.livejournal.com]

Those lichens are amazing! And I can't get over the fact you found a dandelion already!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

I know! I had to do a double take when I saw the dandelion, and my first thought was "whoah, this can't be left over from last summer, surely?" - must be the earliest I've seen one!

[cecelle.livejournal.com]

I love the moss and lichen pictures - the colors and shapes are just amazing.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! They're quite amazing. I've always loved looking at the stuff that grows on trees - the variety of life there is wonderful.

[septentrion1970.livejournal.com]

Is the weather colder in Estonia as well?

[kribu.livejournal.com]

It's been hovering between around +2...+8°C the last few days, but the wind seems to have changed - it feels colder again. And it's been completely overcast for a few days.

[shiv5468.livejournal.com]

They'd be such a good design source for embroidery with all those rich textures.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed! A pity I am hopeless with all such matters.

[ubiquirk.livejournal.com]

Lovely, lovely, lovely! The mosses are really something.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! They're really amazing indeed.