Signs of Spring - amazing photos of spring around the world

**Teresa** · 03-25-2009, 10:52 AM

Signs of Spring
The Northern Hemisphere is once more beginning its lean towards the Sun, with the spring equinox taking place last Friday, March 20th. People all over are welcoming the spring sunshine and new growth in many ways - from Stonehenge and Mayan pyramids to Dutch meadows and Texan beaches. Here is a collection that shows some of the signs of spring as we shake off the last bits of winter. (29 photos total)

these are wonderful photos of spring time scenes and events from around the world. a few from USA - check out the spring break girls in Texas!

ahhh, to be young and skinny and drinking beer in a bikini for a week on the beach.

Signs of Spring | The Big Picture, Boston Globe.com

**Minnie** · 03-25-2009, 01:32 PM

Thanks for sharing, I love Spring. Tulips, daffodils, dogwoods, cherry trees, irises, college baseball.....

**Mango** · 03-25-2009, 02:00 PM

This fellow is almost as good as Hop's tar.

Great pictures, but the US bikini girls on the beach makes the the US look shallow in comparison to the other Countries celebration of Spring.

**ItzKatzTime** · 03-25-2009, 02:06 PM

Wonderful look at spring around the globe!!!!

**Cheering472** · 03-25-2009, 02:51 PM

Thank you for the lovely pics Ms T.

**Teresa** · 03-25-2009, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Mango

This fellow is almost as good as Hop's tar.

Great pictures, but the US bikini girls on the beach makes the the US look shallow in comparison to the other Countries celebration of Spring.

I love that older people can put on tiny suits and get out for some sun without feeling like crap about their bodies.

also, at first I felt as you do about the US gals in their teeny bikinis. then I realized they are beautiful young girls who are joyful and celebrating spring in a very American way. and there are other US photos that are beautiful in different ways.

**Lynnie** · 03-25-2009, 06:43 PM

These are great! And, this email wasn't too long for me....

I don't really understand the Ruskies smushing they faces against a brick wall~~~~~~I think that was my favorite one! And, the Stonehenge one, of course!

Thanks for sharing!!

P.S. It just occurred to me that it is also Spring in the Southern Hemisphere - if anyone can find pics and share, that'd be really cool, too!

**Bob** · 03-25-2009, 08:36 PM

nice shots. i've done 14 and 25, and i'd like to do 13.

**Teresa** · 03-25-2009, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Lynnie

These are great! And, this email wasn't too long for me....

I don't really understand the Ruskies smushing they faces against a brick wall~~~~~~I think that was my favorite one! And, the Stonehenge one, of course!

Thanks for sharing!!

P.S. It just occurred to me that it is also Spring in the Southern Hemisphere - if anyone can find pics and share, that'd be really cool, too!

I know - how bizarre that photo is and love it too.

**Beachbummett** · 03-25-2009, 08:57 PM

Maybe they are warming themselves on the bricks.

thanks for posting this Toots! Finally, IT'S SPRING!!!

**Teresa** · 03-25-2009, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Bob

nice shots. i've done 14 and 25, and i'd like to do 13.

**Mermaid** · 03-25-2009, 09:52 PM

Thanks Toots~~ We've been waiting a long time for spring! That photo of all the torches going up the mountain made me think of the composition "Night on Bald Mountain."

DD · 03-25-2009, 09:55 PM

Great pics! Spring has sprung. Yippee!

**SHELLY** · 03-25-2009, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by Lynnie

I don't really understand the Ruskies smushing they faces against a brick wall~~~~~~

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Two words..........Beach Erosion.

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**Johnrudy** · 03-25-2009, 10:00 PM

Loved every single one of them. thanks.

**GoodWitch58** · 03-26-2009, 05:44 AM

thanks for sharing--great photos and great feelings for Spring!

**Teresa** · 03-26-2009, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by DD

Great pics! Spring has sprung. Yippee!

this spring thread is dedicated to you DD, the one who has waited most eagerly for spring, all winter long.

enjoy!!! before you know it, we'll be sweating like [never mind], and then I'm going to be most eagerly waiting for fall.

DD · 03-27-2009, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Tootsie

this spring thread is dedicated to you DD, the one who has waited most eagerly for spring, all winter long.

enjoy!!! before you know it, we'll be sweating like [never mind], and then I'm going to be most eagerly waiting for fall.

Awww...thanks, Toots!!

I am overjoyed that spring is here. Lots of funn stuff happens in spring. Summer....no sweat. Love it too!!

**Lynnie** · 03-27-2009, 09:18 AM

DD - I appreciate waiting patiently for Spring. Right after Christmas and New Year's, which are my favs, too, I really start rushin' the season. Force bulbs in every room in the house - I'm so silly about that!! Happy Spring, Sweet DD!! MWAH!!

**Teresa** · 03-27-2009, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Lynnie

DD - I appreciate waiting patiently for Spring. Right after Christmas and New Year's, which are my favs, too, I really start rushin' the season. Force bulbs in every room in the house - I'm so silly about that!! Happy Spring, Sweet DD!! MWAH!!

I do the bulbs beginning Thanksgiving and through spring! love them - better than fresh flowers, imo. like a garden in the house.

**Teresa** · 03-27-2009, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by DD

Awww...thanks, Toots!!

I am overjoyed that spring is here. Lots of funn stuff happens in spring. Summer....no sweat. Love it too!!

I love summer til the 4th. then over it. over the heat. over the crowds. over the sand all in my house. over the hauling stuff to the beach and back. then the real heat sets in come August. give me the fall and early winter - my most favorite seasons of all.

as you know!

**Lynnie** · 03-27-2009, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by Tootsie

I do the bulbs beginning Thanksgiving and through spring! love them - better than fresh flowers, imo. like a garden in the house.

I'm so tempted to start them around Thanksgiving.....amaryllis and narcissus???? What else do you do?

But, my ritual is that I set them mid Christmas Season so they blossom in Jan and that fragrance fills the house.......funny how we have our systems for Spring!!!

**Teresa** · 03-27-2009, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Lynnie

I'm so tempted to start them around Thanksgiving.....amaryllis and narcissus???? What else do you do?

But, my ritual is that I set them mid Christmas Season so they blossom in Jan and that fragrance fills the house.......funny how we have our systems for Spring!!!

narcissus all through the holidays (several pots at various times so I can enjoy them for months), with an amaryllis thrown in. then daffodils in the spring. sometimes tulips.