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Spring/Summer 2016 Photo Thread


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We did this last year with some success, but it eventually fell apart as the board membership went AWOL during the non-weather months. 

 

Post your pics of woo storms, DC severe, flowers, wildlife, fireworks, trips to the hills, boating, crabbing, etc. I bet the crabbers on the board could post some great early morning pics on the water. And yes, I want to see your pics of opening day snowfall. Sure looks like April will be amazing! ;)

 

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Peak blossoms have come and gone. Really didn't want to hit up the tidal basin this year, but did. For some reason I thought I'd be missing out on something if I didn't go. That, of course, was not the case. Might be the last time I go....seems like once you've done it a few times you're really not going to see anything new. This year was the third straight for me and the crowds end up making it an unpleasant experience. And I'm not someone that has a problem with crowds. Read stories of people arriving as early as 3:30 am to get a spot for parking and to stake out a good tree for pics. That's crazy....really not worth arriving 3.5 hours before sunrise. When I was walking around downtown DC last Saturday everything was a CF in the Washington monument, Lincoln memorial and tidal basin area. Kudos to the traffic cops for having patience to deal with people that just do what they want to do. And LOL at the lines to get into some of the museums. 

 

Anyway, tulips are now going strong in many areas.....my personal fav spring flower. It's a shame they don't bloom longer.

 

Blossom Pics

 

Thursday, 3/24 crowds at sunrise and sunset:

 

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Saturday, 3/26:

 

Blossoms and the capitol dome

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No flowers, but a pic showing some of the refurbed capitol dome with the peace monument in the foreground

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Tulip pics from Brookside Gardens:

 

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And a non-tulip pic:

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Are nice shots. Spring in DC is one of the main highlights of living here. I've been struggling more and more with enjoying living here over recent years but spring is always magical. I've found myself wandering with the dog longer than normal the past few weeks just to soak it all up... and that's just around the neighborhood. Though I must admit my street is silly with different types of flowering trees and such.

 

Didn't make it to the Tidal Basin for a second year in a row.. honestly not sure I missed anything tho I do always still feel a pang or two of regret since it's only a few days a year. The whole thing is not that fun though, during or after. I keep pushing that one year they should only allow DC residents in for a day.. which well sorry to the rest of you. :P Don't worry it'll probably be a windy and rainy day.

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The DC resident day idea is a good one, bit one that'll never pass. I can only imagine how much money is brought in on a busy day during the festival. I saw lines for the air n space museum that had to be at least an hour long. Crazy amounts of people.

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Here's a few.  No post-processing other than cropping and reducing the resolution for posting here.  I don't have any tulip photos, sorry Mappy!...but there are a couple of places nearby that have tulip beds blooming that I might have to check out soon before they're gone.

 

Cherry blossoms:

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Daffodil (I actually had to hold the base of the stem out of the photo to get this close-up, due to the breeze):

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Robin (what says spring more than a robin!):

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Last week, I visited Assateague and Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. This is a great time of the year to visit both because of the lack of crowds and also the lack of bugs. I also used my time at both places to test out my new telephoto lens. 

 

Assateague....

 

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Blackwater NWR....

 

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Def recommend MT for anyone that hasn't been. This was my third trip and it never disappoints. Having driven across the entire width of the State, the diversity in landscape, wildlife, weather, etc. is awesome. 

 

Here's a B/W pano of the Big Belt mountains just to the E of Helena. The Big Belts are relatively low in elevation with Mt Edith being the highest peak a bit over 9,000 ft. 

 

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