For Leanne’s Monochrome Madness this week I took some photos of spring, trying to capture the essence of renewal and vibrancy that this season brings.
Some plants are just slowly starting to show small buds of leaves, signaling the awakening of nature after the long, cold early spring. So I took a close-up of delicate branches with budding leaves, illustrating the beauty of spring’s emergence against the backdrop of the slowly warming air. These two images are just slightly different, mainly by cropping.
I also added the color version just for no reason other than that I felt like it, wanting to give viewers a contrast that emphasizes the fresh greenery and the subtle hints of color that are beginning to emerge in the landscape.
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 
I’m glad spring has arrived for you Ritva. We’re well into spring and almost to summer weather.
Lucky you, we forecast for temperatures of +8-13C for the next 5 days and rain. North might even get snow. NOT happy
Wow. Sorry.
You deserve a great spring, Ritva. I loved the tiny buds in these photos.
love the mood with the lines
Almost like strings of fairy lights
They do look like lights in the monochrome shots. I love them as buds, with the promise of spring.
I like the monochrome, and it looks like you put a tone over it which really added to it. I like that one more than the colour, it is lovely.