All photos by Barbara Matthews

Sunday, March 25, 2012

This and That March 2012

Well winter finally arrived in March this year here in the Foothills of California. Spring is in the air as snow finally started falling. 


Sure signs of spring, tulips and nest building


Late season snow had temperatures hovering at 32 degrees. Drops on pine needles flashed between ice and water, this one was caught in the transition


Early morning snow fall


Park in bloom


Same blooms catching rain drops in a spring storm




Winter residents moving on


Prickly in any season



South Yuba River after a week of rain. Same spot as Yuba Revisited in earlier post.


Seasonal waterfalls start to run clear after heavy rain


New growth 



Wicked Wood 



Colorful fungi


Monster carpenter ant



Looking for trouble

A squirrel with a plan



Purple Petals









More Wicked Wood


Friday, March 23, 2012

Paintography

Experimenting more with paintography, primarily using Pixel Bender in CS5 with a few other techniques thrown in. Fun and interesting twist on post processing.
 



























Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March ~ Signs of Spring ~ Changeable Weather, Flowers and Classic Cars




Seeking the Sun



Spring Storm Moving In



Red and Yellow



Orange



Yellow



Red



 Daffodils



First Blossoms


Daffodil and Colorful Spring Carpet


Gloomy Day ~ Winter Revisited



Foothill Tree Line



Here and Now ~ Leap Day 2012




Forgotten


Old Ford



Model A 



Old Lincoln


Lincoln Hood Ornament




Model A Grill


Lincoln Head On


Extreme Crack Repair