Pussy Willow Buds
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Canon 7d, 100-400mm f/4.5 L at 250mm. Lightroom Edits: Clarity -14, Luminance smoothing +24. Edits in Nik Color Efex Pro 4. Bicolor Filter Moss, Black border, White neutralizer, Dynamic skin softener
Categories: 2013 Project 365, Nature
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
What a great photo for an wet blustery winter day like today…I can smell spring!
Thank you so much Paul. It really has been a frightfully awful day hasn’t it?
Love the setting and background Emily!
Thanks Phil!
So nice with the green bavkground. Looking forward to this season, but I have to wait…
I’d imagine you will seeing all the photos you’ve shared with us of the snow.
Love the green background! Gorgeous 🙂
It is such a bright spring color isn’t it? I’m ready for spring !!! Thank you so much Judy.
Very soft and pretty. Nice color too.
You are too kind. I love pussy willows and wish they would last longer.
My mother loved pussy willows, every spring she would cut a few to bring home with her. Thank you for jogging my memory with your beautiful photo!
This is so very sweet Jerry, and I’m so happy that this post brought fond memories to you. Hope it made your day bright.
very beautiful emily, reminds me of my last post 🙂 nice composition and the colour of the background is great!
have a nice day!
Oh you’re absolutely right Evi ! I remember your great spring post with the budding photos. Fabulous! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
― Anaïs Nin
And that is what we do every day when we write a post! Thank you for giving me a moment to taste life twice….
Oh I love that quote Rebecca ! I never thought of it that way, but it is so true. I guess adding the photography makes it triple fold of a memory.
I have a feeling that Anaïs Nin would agree wholeheartedly with the triple fold. 🙂
Wonderful, excellent captured… 🙂
Thanks dearest Drake!
nice to see these new buds…Spring is coming!
Oh I’m hoping. Looks like temperatures are warming up this next week. Hope it’s near spring where you are.
I’ll bet you guys in the cold are so anxious for Spring to firmly stay around. This is a great shot, only one focus which keeps us in the spring-time frame of mind!
It’s been a crazy winter. Cold..warm..cold..cold..warm. The weather can’t make up it’s mind! Super comment/critique of this image Mary. Thank you so much for your thoughts, they really mean a lot to me.
Another wonderful metaphor! Great picture. 🙂
You are so sweet Fatima. So happy you enjoyed this spring post.
What a magnificent photograph this is.
We will hopefully be seeing these here soon, and I cannot wait!
It’s wonderful to see you here Lisa and thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I’m so ready for spring, it’s not funny. I keep going out under dressed because I insist spring is here. A rude awakening with the bitter cold keeps bringing me back to reality.
Such a harbinger of spring!
Thank you Maya ! I hope spring is nearly there for you too.