Wednesday, April 29, 2009

This Kind of Germ Sure isn't the Swine Flu!


Growth itself contains the germ of happiness. -Pearl S. Buck


Red Oak




Sugar Maple



Scarlet Maple

Red Pine

Blue Spruce

Ash- enlarge to see the cute bee peeking around at the camera

Buckeye

Ginkgo

We caught the germ of happiness today while on a new growth scavenger hunt. I don't think we will be recuperating anytime soon! :)

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20 comments:

  1. ColleenApril 29, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    isn't it so lovely seeing everything in bloom again.

    great photos. i especially love the gingko leaves.

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  2. Tan FamilyApril 29, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    What gorgeous pictures! You live in a beautiful place.

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  3. dongdongApril 29, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    I noticed the red pine too. Ours are more red but few are that beautiful purple like in your picture.

    I love gingko nuts and that is one of my favorite shaped leaves. We cook and eat them.

    Are the "airplanes" maple? We like playing with them. :)

    I'll have to post some picture of some trees as I have no idea what they are even though I bought them. *sheepish grin*

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  4. LisaApril 29, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    yes, those airplanes are maple seeds D.

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  5. AnetApril 29, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    I have a buckeye in my front yard near the road. The city planted it there. It took me a few years to figure out what it was. Last summer was the first time it had buckeyes.
    Your photos are so lovely. I'm so happy it's spring!

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  6. JoyApril 29, 2009 at 5:43 PM

    It must be a tree kind of day. :) Yours are beautiful.

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  7. sunnymamaApril 29, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Beautiful pictures! I'm so enjoying seeing all the new growth in our garden, and on people's blogs, this spring :)

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  8. JoyceApril 29, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    beautiful shots!

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  9. MamaWestWindApril 29, 2009 at 7:36 PM

    Spring is looking beautiful there in Ohio! Have I told you we used to live in Columbus, OH? We miss it, tho love our beloved SW as well.

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  10. AnonymousApril 29, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    I love ginko!! :-) Another amazing day for you and your girls. Thanks for sharing it!!

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  11. Super Fun MamaApril 29, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    Oh, you guys have so much fun outside! Do you live in the country?

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  12. LisaApril 29, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    Super Fun, yes we do. We are on a dead end street, the lots on the street each have 5 acres (former farmland). Lots of rolling farmland still around here and a couple patches of woodlands. It's very lovely.

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  13. LisaApril 29, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    Becca, how long ago did you live in Columbus??? Were you raised in Ohio?

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  14. StephanieApril 29, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    Lots of plants that we don't have around here!

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  15. kwApril 29, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    We are studying seeds right now. And a new growth scavenger hunt would be great! I love these pictures!

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  16. MamaWestWindApril 29, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    Lisa-

    No, I grew up in Western New York. I went to art school in Cols and was there about 7 years. My husband went to the same art school, we loved it there. My dh proposed in Deaf Park, we have such fond memories.

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  17. LeciawpApril 29, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    I love this: "we caught the germ of happiness"

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  18. TaraApril 30, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    Delightful photographs.... it is so nice to see all this fresh, new green springing to life!

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  19. SaraApril 30, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    So lovely.

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  20. AdrienneApril 30, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful pics!

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