Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: new growth

Signs of spring

10 May 2015 172
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all Mothers and Mother figures (Grandmother, Step-Mother, Mothers-in-law, Guardians and so on). In Canada, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May each year. Of course, each and every day should be Mother's Day : ) Hope everyone is enjoying the new Flickr layout, lol! What a mess! Hope they get this all sorted out - and quickly. This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden four days ago, on 6 May 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. I can barely tell one tree from another, so I don't know the ID for this coniferous tree.

In my garden

28 May 2009 279
After spending just half an hour gardening a couple of days ago, I had to stop, as I was getting really painful. I tend to spend just a couple of hours a year in my little square patch - just too overwhelming to deal with. After digging and tugging and twisting about eight of these invasive fern plants out of the soil, I reckoned the very least I could do was to take a photo of the bright green coils. That was the more pleasant part - the rest of the "work" was not enjoyed at all, LOL! By the way, the white background resulted from shooting towards my light grey siding, which was really blown out because of the very bright sunlight: )