Spring officially arrived this week, and here in Tacoma the sun came out on Wednesday. Never knowing how long it would last, I took the afternoon off to photograph the first signs of spring at
Point Defiance Park. Enjoy!
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| Spring daffodils brighten the landscape. |
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| These flowers might appear large but are actually a low-growing ground cover among the roses. |
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Daffodils add color before these roses come into their season.
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| Forsythia is one of spring's earliest blooming shrubs in the Northwest. |
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| This is an early variety of rhododendron, the Washington State Flower. |
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| Turtles came out to sun themselves on this rock in the pond. |
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| Notice the little turtle attempting to climb onto the rock. |
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| "I think I can. I think I can..." |
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| "Whew! I finally made it up here!" |
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| View toward the pond, from just inside the park entrance |
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| Map of Point Defiance Park and Zoo, behind glass at visitor's information booth |
All text and photos in this blog post are copyrighted by Candace J. Brown 2011
