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Pink crab apple blossoms

Photo Blogging Challenge – Pretty in Pink (May 2019)

On May 31, 2019June 2, 2019 By GeoKsIn Photography7 Comments

The earth travels almost an entire circle around the sun from one peak blossom day to the next. All through the month of May we watch and wonder when our crab apple tree is going to burst into bloom. Peak blossom never lasts more than a day or so. And then there's a carpet of pink petals on the driveway until the wind blows them away.

Crabapple-Blossom

Photo Blogging Challenge – Spring (May 2015)

On May 31, 2015June 26, 2015 By GeoKsIn Photography9 Comments

My first instinct when I saw this month's theme was to photograph mechanical springs - different types, in a range of applications and sizes. But the spring season has been so beautiful in Calgary this year that I ended up with a mix of seasonal and mechanical images. 1. Spring Snow - The second Monday …

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Elbow-River-Valley

Nearby Nature – May 2015

On May 22, 2015 By GeoKsIn Out and About - Calgary and areaLeave a comment

I attribute my higher than usual dosage of vitamin N* this month to three things: I added Mr. GeoK as a FitBit friend and the step competition between us this first month has been pretty fierce! I joined the 30x30 nature challenge, which encourages participants to spend 30 minutes outside for 30 days this month. …

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