Quadra Skyward
On my lunchtime walk last Friday down Quadra Street to Beacon Hill Park I seem to have looked at the blue sky a lot. A theme emerged in the few pictures that I took which was one of trees-against-the-blue-sky. I did take a moment to picture the fence I showed a few days ago, and a building that I might show later this week.
But, I was a bit surprised at all the branches against sky images I had, because it was not in my mind when shooting. I was interested in the signs of spring, the few cherry blossoms that have come out, the pussy willows, the burgeoning leaf buds and I was warmed and seduced by the sun and the clear blue sky. These factors all drew my eye and lens skyward along Quadra Street.
Some of the pictures are serviceable, many are deleted, or really should be. I freely admit that none of these are really good pictures, nor up to my emerging standards. I just got this idea to share some blue sky and spring hints with you – standards be damned. Besides, I expect that some of you are going to like things that I had no inkling were worthy of liking, and I will then have another look through your eyes and hopefully learn something.
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- pussy willow?
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- Cherry Blossoms clump
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- Cherry Blossom scatter
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- Contrail tree
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- Crow tree
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- Pioneer Cemetery memorial
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- Simple branch, monochrome
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Canon EOS 5DMkii with SMC Takumar 100mm/f4 macro lens. Not sure of f-stop, mostly very high shutters speeds (1/4,000th and 1/8,000th predominate), ISO 320.
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burnt embers 
Ah, hints of spring!
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Yes indeed. I hope you see some soon too 🙂
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How I miss Victoria and Beacon Hill Park. How I miss spring coming early. Beautiful branches.
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Hi Maggie – welcome to my blog, its nice having you visit. Sounds like you might be coming back for a taste of Victoria from time to time. When I lived away, I sure missed this place. Nothing will get me living somewhere else again.
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Blue sky !!! Look Blue sky!!!
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I have to look here for it, because its dark grey out today, very little light getting through what must be very thick cloud. Nice to have a reminder that it was so nice a few days ago.
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Springtime, Yay!! as my little niece says it on top of her voice 🙂
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Your little niece has it exactly right. I think it must be a pretty universal response (except maybe for those that can’t deal with pollen), the break out from winter, the promise of summer, the beauty of the flowers and fresh young leaves and the light that often comes with them. i can hardly wait till it is full on spring around here.
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I got fooled last year- stole a bunch of pussy willows from someones garden in a back lane and took them home only to find they were magnolias!
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Hi Mario – I can see that happening. They have really nice buds – I have been looking at some down the street from me the past week or two, but I could have been fooled too if I did not know what those bushes were.
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We have been having the most mild winter in recent memory but we are not seeing any signs of spring. Nighttime hours are usually below freezing so things don’t grow.Last year we had about 120 inches of snow but, so far this year, we’ve only had 6 inches. That’s very unusual for us.
I love the simple branch photo, it’s really striking.
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Hi – I like that one too. I should perhaps have led with it, except it is not really representative of the others. I think our winter has been pretty normal, a bit less wintery than usual perhaps, but the blossoms, snow drops and even some crocusses are pretty much on schedule. But we often get a bit of a setback in late February or March – with a snowfall or some really cold weather.
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These are beautiful photos. Loved them. 🙂
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Thanks Nandini – blue sky 🙂
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