The Symphony Of Spring

I'm roaming the hinterlands of the Ohio river valley down into the Ozarks of late. It's not the sexiest place you've ever been, but it does have one thing going that makes it very interesting: Spring.

The transformation from bland to colorful is upon us, and I'm riding the cusp. From tan bursts Violet! Green! Gold! Purple! Pink!

Some of these plants have great names, such as the Henbit Deadnettle pictured above.

Butterflies are flitting about, like a will-o-wisp. So alluring to photograph, yet so difficult to catch in the act. Butterflies would make good bank robbers... Hard to catch on film, and fast. They never stay too long on any one flower.

Bees are perusing petals, and pollination has begun.

The world is full of bird song. I'll be a nerd forever, and have taken to bird identification through audio calls. It's easier than trying to see them, and often the most  drab little bird has the sweetest, most intriguing song.

Has anyone recorded bird song and rendered them into a symphony?

The great frog orgies have begun. The caucaughony of horny frogs is amazing. Almost deafening.

In short, the world is warm and blooming and all things natural play their part in this wonderful symphony of spring.