The apple trees finally broke into leaf this weekend, so I took out the Noblex to celebrate. There's a moment just before the blossoms break when the greens are just so... green. I think it was round about when I was taking this photograph that I realized i wasn't primarily a street photographer any more. Afterwards I fired up the tractor and mowed the whole orchard with the big old orchard mower... very satisfying.
Also here's an interesting side by side comparison of what is almost the same scene in summer and winter:
Finally, in other news, and in light of current events, I have fired up this blog's sister site Unintended Consequences. Please visit and if you come across anything that seems apppropriate, send me a link. Contributor accounts are available.