Signs of Spring

It's finally looking like spring around here.  I went out yesterday  to take some pictures in my  yard.
The Maple trees are beginning to bud. This Maple is in my front yard. The leaves are a burgundy in the spring, then  turn green and finally yellow in the fall. I had to call the local nursery to find out what kind of Maple it is and was told it is a Schwedler Maple.

 

 I have put out my bird bath and the birds have really been  enjoying it.  But of course I can never capture any of them using it.

 

 The daylilies are beginning to grow around the birdbath.

The sun was shining through this Japanese Maple that will turn red in the fall.

I played around with these photos in PicMonkey.  It is really easy to use, much like Picknik.  I used the resize, sharpen, soften, and rounded corners features.  I didn't use the cross process.  I'll save that for another time.  I used Olive's instructions to use PicMonkey.  You can see her photos here at Olive Out.

Blessing to you at Easter and Passover

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Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time.

Barb