March 13

I really love this color combination, and have been trying to figure out how to photograph it all week.  Our red bud trees are blossoming, and around here, the red bud branches attract this yellow lichen.  I decided to try for a more impressionistic take on this beautiful spring palette.  I tried to pan vertically, and maybe it doesn't quite work since the branches curve a little, I don't know.  I think it helped that we've got a rainy day.

February 6

These leftover pieces of balloon and string tacked to a tree for some bygone celebration stood out against the yellow lichen.  What were they celebrating?  4th of July, maybe?  I couldn't help but imagine that, having outlived their usefulness, they felt happy to be photographed.  That's a pretty sappy thought.  Guess I'm just feeling sentimental today.