+Colby Brown posed the question "What does spring mean to you?" in his latest photography contest here http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/spring-2014-photography-contestgiveaway/ . The following was my response and the first photo was my entry. #Spring2014Contest
The meaning of spring is forever intertwined with my
memories of living in Yosemite Valley. It is a time of color and contrasts. It
comes on in a rush with the flow of water tumbling down the valley walls. The
thundering rumble of water impacting the valley floor is the sound of spring.
Warm sun, chilly breezes, gentle rain, and pelting hail, spring brings it all.
It is an exciting time of change and the unexpected. While snow dusts the
valley walls as a last kiss of winter, the Dogwood trees erupt in white blossoms
brightening up the forest understory. The earthy smell of the sun warming last
season’s pine needles, signals the return of new growth on the forest floor. Chunks
of ice float down the Merced River while the birds sing their songs of spring.
Vibrant greens of new leaves almost glow in the spring light, the most visible
sign that spring is here to stay. Wherever I may be in the world, when I think
of spring, it is those sights, sounds and smells that surface in my memory and
pull me back to Yosemite.
What Spring Means to Me- Spring in Yosemite
Tunnel View in Spring
Yosemite Spring
