Spring has sprung!
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| I told AI I was putting together a post for my blog and giving it the title Spring has sprung. I asked for an image to use with the post. Here is the result ... I like it. How about you? Now, I know some of you don't care for AI, but the genie is out of the bottle and we better learn how to get along with the genie! |
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| Out on a walk in the neighborhood, I spotted these Crocus blooms. Nature is an amazing creator. |
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| In earlier posts this year I captured the Daffodils in this traffic circle from the time they broke ground until they bloomed. Here is one more look with almost all of them in bloom. |
Skies
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| It's all about the clouds. |
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| Looking across the Sound this fog/cloud phenomenon caught my attention. It looks strange, doesn't it? |
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| A good while after sunset but still plenty of light in the western sky beyond the Olympics. |
Ships
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| I like to catch a sailboat alongside a large container ship ... it's nice for scale. This view is looking west from Seattle across Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island and the Olympic Mountains in the distance. The ship is the Honiara Chief |
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| A MSC - Mediterranean Shipping Company - vessel arriving in port in the early evening. Note the way the containers are stacked ... plenty of empty space on this ship. This view is looking across Elliott Bay toward West Seattle, and Vashon Island in the distance. |
Superior Spring Publications
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| LivingBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a member-supported unit of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, which studies birds and other wildlife. What they say about themselves: “We believe birds are a gateway to caring for the natural world.” They publish LivingBird which I’ve found to be the premiere birding magazine. The image above is the cover of their Spring 2025 issue. Check out their website for lots of free birding information.
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| Linking up with Saturday's Critters |
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| The Methow Naturalist A Quarterly Journal of Natural History |
Within the last year I discovered The Methow Naturalist (TMN). For one who is interested in the evolution of nature and humans, it is an amazing find. TMN is published quarterly and the image above is the Spring 2025 cover. If you are open to studying nature and human history, check out their website. Warning: Your assumptions (beliefs) about why things are the way they are may be challenged.
Closing thought ...
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| A screenshot of a positive morning routine found online that is worth repeating. 😊 |
Thanks for stopping by John's Island.
