"Orange Juice"

I had a really fun time in the rain photographing this and many other similar flowers, until I got so soaked, I had to leave. When you look really close up at the center of the flower and the area just below it, it looks really juicy!!
So the first thought for the name of this image had to have something to do with juice. Since the flower is orange, the natural choice was orange juice! So there you have it! Enjoy! :)

'Brightly Down the Lane"

A beautiful day. A great mixture of sun and clouds. A quiet lane lined with green grass, spring flowers, and budding trees. What's not to like about a day, and a place like this!! Isn't this what spring, rebirth, and new beginnings is all about! :)

"A Tree Grows In..."

Well in this case I guess it's" A Tree Grows in a Bush!"
In the middle of these cornfields were three trees of different shapes and sizes, but all were surrounded by bushes. It could also look like a tree in a giant nest. In this image I'm featuring just one of the trees.
This day there were many lovely contrasts, especially in the sky, but even if you took each area of the landscape separately there are contrasts of color, season, texture, new growth, and old  in the whole image.
Just picture yourself here looking at this tree, feeling the crunch of the leftover corn stalks, the sogginess of the wet ground underneath any grass.
 Notice the yellow flowers, which are probably Yellow Mustard Weed, as they grow across the edge of the second cornfield.
 See the roundness of the bushes or "nest" around the tree. Pay close attention to the new shoots of leaves on the old tree, leaves at the beginning of their lives.
 Look further to the softness of the trees in the distance with their assortment of new leaves in different stages.
 Finally notice the dramatic differences in the clouds in the sky, the types, colors, and shapes.
Even in such a small and simple landscape so many different things can be gathered. Let your mind wander, and let this be a feast for your eyes as well as a calming for your soul!