Spring Photo Thread 2014 (ground, summer, may, Michigan)

[Cambium]

Spring Hiking in Connecticut. This is in Litchfield County Mt Tom State Park.

Word of advice... don't drive an old compact car with bald tires to a snowy hiking spot on the hills. 1/4 way up I realized I wasn't going to make it so I stopped and walked further up to see if the road cleared a bit.... it didn't. The snow/ice pack got thicker.

So then the challenge became how do I get back down without sliding off! Tracks were pure ice.

I deflated the tires and literally went backwards 1mph with a little curve as well before getting to a safe spot.

Found a paved parking spot and I was off.



Follow the yellow marker. :-)







About a 10-12" snowpack on the hill 800' up.




I made it..



The view North facing Massachusetts.. March 17, 2014 27°F N Wind at 15mph..

[chicagogeorge]

Not sure if this is a precursor to what the summer will be like, but check out the amazing image from a dust storm in OK Panhandle



https://twitter.com/TravRuiz/status/...771265/photo/1


And Lubbock Texas



https://twitter.com/BrooksKHOU/statu...991872/photo/1



https://twitter.com/Sydni_55/status/...743937/photo/1

[patrix542]

Yesterday in Brighton, residencial street in Kemptown.

[Rozenn]

11.9/1.9°C (53.4/35.4°F) and showery today. Took a couple pics with my phone.

Spoiler

[nei]

Mmm... greenery. Looking forward to seeing it. Someday.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by nei

Mmm... greenery. Looking forward to seeing it. Someday.

LOL! Me too. I got lakes that are still frozen with thin ice but pretty impressive to see this late. Will try to post pic tomorrow

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by patrix542

Yesterday in Brighton, residencial street in Kemptown.

Interesting photo. I wouldn't want to have a Phoenix palm right outside my window. It's gonna be pretty dark in those rooms in a couple of years,.

The Flax is certainly an unusual choice for a front garden plant.

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

No greenery yet here, but it should arrive shortly.

Sunset scene in Somerset woods.



Driving through South Jersey farmland :

[Cambium]

No Spring here yet..

This is in Greenwich,CT this morning. 41.07°N. -73.64°W

Pretty cool the Ice hasn't melted in full sun. And we had 40s, 50s and 60s recently and rain.

[Cambium]

No Spring picnic at Mt Tom State Park yet. Litchfield, CT. March 27, 2014. 25° degrees, crystal blue skies from High Pressure overhead. Below normal and crisp morning.

Pond still frozen and the Deepest snow pack at about 700' was 7-9"!
Mostly just 2-4" though and very scattered.



Ironically as you head up the hill there was less snow.



Then got thicker as you kept going up.




Notice the mini valley here. South facing side on left. North facing side on right.



Melting and refreezing creates a Slippery slope.




Facing Massachusetts. Down below is the light scattered snowpack which is North Facing on Mt Tom. looking in the distance is south facing and probably why there's no snow.