Weather Broke, Yesterday, So Some Nature Close-Ups & Macros

[Cortian]

Couldn't decide whether these were "nature," "macro" or both, so "general" it is

Weather broke, yesterday. Since it was going to turn back, today: Rather than go work out after I got my chores done, I grabbed the camera, with my new Tamron 90mm macro lens on it, to see what I could capture. These were the best, with varying degrees of edits. Please let me know what you think.

Some snowdrops coming up.

Macro, cropped and sharpened, of some of last season's withered Annabelle Hydrangia leaves. (Idea courtesy of a comment by @Dean_Gretsch.)

Macro, cropped & sharpened, of a piece of rope with moss growing on it.

Cropped & sharpened macro of an emerging Hyacinth.

Close-up of the end of a pine tree branch.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Thanks for that mention. I do believe I like the Hydrangea best! I am envious of the plants coming awake from their winter's sleep.

 

[RowdyRay]

Is your part of Michigan in the twilight zone?

 

[Cortian]

Is your part of Michigan in the twilight zone?

 

[RowdyRay]

I just cleaned up 5" of snow and running out of room to put it. Another 8-12 coming tomorrow. Is it just the UP that get's the snow? It'll be 2-3 months before I see ANYTHING green.

 

[Cortian]

I just cleaned up 5" of snow and running out of room to put it. Another 8-12 coming tomorrow. Is it just the UP that get's the snow? It'll be 2-3 months before I see ANYTHING green.

Ah. I'm in S.E. Michigan. It hit something like 60F here a couple days ago. Rained it's a** off for three days, took a break yesterday, rained some more today. I think it hit 45F today? Only small traces of snow left around here.