A blooming good day!

[Mousetoescamper]

I took the camera for a stroll around the neighborhood on this first day of Spring 2025.







Dogwood flower
















Catnap flower (guard cat at a corner shop)

[SheltieLover]

1. Stunning!

Ty for sharing!

[Mousetoescamper]

2. Thanks and you're welcome, SheltieLover!

[JMCKUSICK]

3. Thank you Mousetoecamper, for the collage of beauty as

Spring best shows it.

[Mousetoescamper]

9. Thanks and you're welcome, JMCKUSICK!

[biophile]

4. Your dogwood is blooming early 😆

Very cute catnap too!

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Ha! Yes, she's an early bloomer.

She was one of many dogs I met on my walk. All were friendly; likewise their human companions.

[LoisB]

5. Awesome! Thank you for sharing all this beauty.

[Mousetoescamper]

11. Thanks and you're welcome, LoisB!

[bamagal62]

6. Where are you

that you are already getting beautiful spring flowers???? (The house looks like it could be in Pittsburgh...but I don't imagine Pittsburgh has those flowers yet!)

[Mousetoescamper]

12. I'm in south-central PA

Lancaster city.

[bamagal62]

22. I used to live in Lancaster!

I was on Buchanan!

[Mousetoescamper]

24. I've been here for seven years and wouldn't want to live anyplace else!

[bamagal62]

25. I found it an odd place to live.

I liked it and hated it all at the same time. It’s a place with a lot of very entrepreneurial type people. But, it’s also very insular. Less in the city. An incredible theatre and arts community. I had a weird relationship with Lancaster.

[Mousetoescamper]

28. It's odd that you found it insular. When were you here?

When I walk around town I might meet people from anywhere on the planet--the city's known as America's refugee resettlement capital! We were designated a "Welcoming City" in 2019. The surrounding county is mostly rural, white and Republican; the city is cosmopolitan by comparison.

[Easterncedar]

7. Just glorious. You really made me smile

Every image is delightful. You have spring! Now excuse me, please, as I go back to enjoy them all some more.

[Mousetoescamper]

13. Thanks, Easterncedar! I'm happy to bring a little needed joy to DU

[Easterncedar]

8. The maple flowers especially!

[Mousetoescamper]

16. Points for recognizing the species, Easterncedar!

[Diamond_Dog]

14. Beautiful photos!

I loved looking at them especially since today where I live was cold, gray, and gloomy. Thank you so much for the spring cheer!

[Mousetoescamper]

18. Thanks, Diamond_Dog!

It's raining this evening, but that won't dampen my spirits.

You're welcome!

[2naSalit]

15. Beautiful!

Thank you!

We're few weeks behind here, still having snow squalls passing through. Some leave an inch or two. Some pass through with the sun still shining.

[Mousetoescamper]

20. Thanks and you're welcome, 2naSalit!

What's the elevation where you live?

[2naSalit]

30. Roughly 4500ft.

I was up around 7,000 for about 15 years before I moved here. I'm in between the high country and the valley floor so I can see into the clouds as often as not.

[marked50]

17. Lovely.

[Mousetoescamper]

21. Thanks, marked50!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. I'm going to have to start calling you"Ansel" my dear Mousetoescamper!

Your photos are so damned good: sharp, clear, great colors and so on. Somehow you seem able to isolate them for incredibly effective photos!

I guess I just have to keep trying!

[Mousetoescamper]

23. Ha! Just don't call me late for supper, Peggy!

Thanks for the generous compliment. I think we've both improved our skills over the past year or so.

[Deuxcents]

26. Thanks for brightening up a gloomy evening..smiles have taken over! 🙏

[Mousetoescamper]

27. That's good to know, Deuxcents!