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Photos of spring in the Mid-Atlantic states of North America

The spring season in a temperate climate is a wonderful time, isn’t it? If one is affected by such things, and I am, the colors, the new life, the fresh air, the sunshine, and the chirping of the birds can make you ecstatic with joy. Just as winter can be a time for quiet thought and reading by the fireplace, and that sort of thing is much-needed after a full year of work, spring is when you can get out of the house once more to explore nature as it comes back to life.

I thought I’d put together a little collection of some of my best spring photographs, taken in states such as Maryland, Virginia and DC. There are 50 photos in this post, all of which you can see individually below, or in the embedded slideshow.

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Flowers, upclose and personal

Over the course of a few days, I recorded macro footage of flowers, then picked the best sequences, edited them and set them to a nice, soothing soundtrack. The end result is this — a short video that should get you nice and relaxed. It goes along nicely with my video of garden insects, also filmed in macro mode.

You can see the video at blip.tv, Vimeo and YouTube. There are a few photos that go along with this as well.

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Alone in the forest

Alone in the forest

An interesting white flower spreads its petals, somewhere in the forests of the Shenandoah National Park, in Virginia, USA.

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Blackbird sakura

A blackbird rests on a branch in bloom. Taken in Washington, DC, USA, during the 2008 Cherry Blossom Festival.

A blackbird rests on a branch in bloom. Taken in Washington, DC, USA, during the 2008 Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Tiny guarded beauty

Tiny guarded beauty, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

A tiny little cactus flower at the National Botanical Garden in Washington, DC.

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