The Nature Photography Thread

[cowsymbola]

Okay, okay. I'll post a few to make up for it then.

These were all taken in Death Valley on March 27. Missed the peak bloom by a week. Was still beautiful, though. More links because I'm still grounded;

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[gregmonsta]

Some nice shots there

[guidofatherof5]

Great group of photos. Thanks for posting them.

[Stefan-A]

Beautiful stuff.

[CelestiHel]

Wow, those are lovely! Giving me the travel itch.

[ConcinusMan]

Pretty cool. I still remember that bloom they had in the 90's (I think it was '99?). Death valley got so much rain that it was a sea of flowers. Plants that hadn't been seen in decades were in bloom. The seeds had been waiting for rain all that time!

[cowsymbola]

Thanks. The "best" bloom you're talking about is the 2005 one, although there may have been a similar one in 99 that I'm not thinking of.. And even though the name implies death from heat, it was actually pretty chilly, even at midday.

[ConcinusMan]

Oh yeah, I know. I've been there in the winter/early spring. Maybe you're right, I think it was 2005 I'm thinking of. I did get to go there and see the '99 bloom though.

[CelestiHel]

This is typical of Vermont this time of year. It's been sunny and things have been growing for weeks. We were out doing yard work sweating through our t-shirts yesterday afternoon. This morning, I had to put on a coat and mittens and clean a couple inches of snow off my car from the blizzard that started last night and will go through tomorrow afternoon. By Friday I'll be out at the drive-in in a tank top lounging in a beach chair with a cold one...lol.

[ConcinusMan]

Happens every year in Reno, Nevada. Spring of '99 was quite interesting. Sunny and 82 degrees all week long in early June. Then the clouds rolled in, the temperature dropped to 30 and it snowed lightly for 2 days. Once the storm passed, it was back into the 80's again! A few years later, forecast called for flurries in April. Instead, they got 4 feet overnight.

Never once found a reptile of any kind near Reno and believe me, I looked. Huge toads when it rains in the summer is all I ever found, and lots of them.