A Killdeer lays low on its nest, blending in with its surroundings. Spingtime has arrived. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Welcome Spring! It's that time when the Christmas Ferns display their fiddleheads as the fronds unfurl. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A tiny Virginia Spring Beauty bloom extends a petal to feel the warmth of Spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The tiny bright bloom of a Virginia Spring Beauty signifies that Spring as arrived. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Two flighty seeds left on a dandelion head. Could represent an older couple still hanging on together, but ready to take flight.
Silhouette of a daffodil bloom with a single petal reaching out for the orb of the sun. The dawn on Spring! Dorethea Dix Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.
A single Daffodil bloom reaches high over the distant cityscape in the early morning light. Welcome Spring. Dorethea Dix Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.
A photographer stands beneath the barren oaks as he takes in dawn't twilight of the city. View from Dorethea Dix Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.
A photographer stands beneath the barren oak branches as he takes in dawn't twilight of the city. View from Dorethea Dix Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Anyone who eats has a hand in agriculture. Hands of people from different countries around the world hold soybeans together.
Coffee brings everyone together to the same table.
Winter serenity at Grundy Lakes of the South Cumberland State Park system in Tennessee.
Water in all three phases as liquid, ice, and vapor. A frigid winter scene at Grundy Lakes of the South Cumberland State Park system in Tennessee..
A peaceful winter nature landscape scen at Grundy Lakes in the South Cumberland State Park system in Tennessee.
A serene winter nature landscape scene at Grundy Lakes in the South Cumberland State Park system in Tennessee.
Culvert view of a frigid landscape. Grundy Lakes of the South Cumberland State Park system in Tennessee.
A fluffy cat, a munchkin mix, stretches out lazily on the rug, ready for attention. Good meme for spoiled rotten.
Side view of a Harvestman, or Daddy Longlegs. Harvestman are arachnids, but not spiders, as they do not produce venom nor silk.
A Harvestman, or Daddy Longlegs, crawls on the forest floor. Harvestman are arachnids, but not spiders, as they do not produce venom nor silk.
Front view of a rare Asterisk Spider (Ocrepeira ectypa) blending in on a twig. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Closeup of the underside of a cluster of Oyster Mushrooms, which are deliciously edible, as well as medicinal.
A female Ruddy Duck peacefully drifts by in the fall colors.
