Monday, March 8, 2010

That's My World -- Spring in Seattle -- Well Almost

Time to show the special things about your world! My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the My World team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and myself! Click on the icon, sign up and join the fun!

Spring is beginning to show up quite early this year due to our very, very mild winter -- so different from most places here in the states as well as Europe. So I've just been running around lately with camera in hand. A couple of these are from last spring, but we'll be seeing them soon!

A hush is over everything, Silent as women wait for love; The world is waiting for the spring.
Sara Teasdale



Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
Sitting Bull



Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.
Ellis Peters



In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.
Mark Twain



Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
Wallace Stevens



April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.
William Shakespeare



Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.
Virgil A. Kraft



So much beauty everywhere you look! I do love spring! Welcome to My World!
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56 comments:

  1. nsiyerMarch 8, 2010 at 8:37 AM

    Hi Sylvia, a Happy Women's Day.Have a great spring and wish you bloom like it does. Lovely pics and it has a rub off effect on our moods.

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  2. elvira pajarolaMarch 8, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    WELCOME SPRING.....
    Wonderful Photos of your arriving spring....and the perfume of the flowering blossoms..!!!!!
    Have a wonderful week, cara Sylvia!

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  3. abbMarch 8, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    What glorious color! LOVE spring!

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  4. Yogi♪♪♪March 8, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    I'm looking forward it also. Great photos.

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  5. Sallie (FullTime-Life)March 8, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    Beautiful beautiful Spring in the Pacific Northwest! I love it and miss it all at the same time that I'm happy to be in the Southeast now. Wonderful pictures.

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  6. Anything Fits A Naked ManMarch 8, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    Oh, you give me hope! Will it EVER be Spring here in the Northeast again? Sigh!

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  7. LindzMarch 8, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    good post, spring (almost) over there but here is now autumn, not quiet cold just yet and still very humid..... I love the flowers nd the blue sky.

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  8. Victoria TsavdaridouMarch 8, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    What a marvelous flowers, I start smelling the spring!!!!

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  9. RandiMarch 8, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Lucky you! Gorgeous photos of beautiful and colourful flowers!

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  10. UnknownMarch 8, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    this is so nice.. wow!
    www.askchacha4free.blogspot.com

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  11. CarverMarch 8, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    What a wonderful spring time post. You live in a beautiful world.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 8, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    I guess we are all looking forward to spring and blossoms! Love all the colour!

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  13. RajeshMarch 8, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Amazingly beautiful shots of spring flowers.

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  14. maryt/theteachMarch 8, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    I'm amazed by all the signs of Spring you have, Sylvia! :)

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  15. marcia@joyismygoalMarch 8, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    i remember those colors but it been awhile :) how pretty

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  16. jabblogMarch 8, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    Wonderful, Sylvia - your Spring seems more advanced than ours. I don't mind though - I can enjoy yours, anticipate ours and enjoy Spring all over again :-)

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  17. AnonymousMarch 8, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    Spring is in the air that's for sure :) Love it :) Excellent photos :)

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  18. SistertexMarch 8, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    Spring has sprung with breath-taking beauty in your part of the world. Not so here yet. Gray skies, murky weather, yet it the temps are warming than usual for us this time of the year...which is why you don't really hear any of us around here complaining. Everything is melting and as long as we continue with the warm temps there is hope that we will soon be seeing something green peeking through the soil.

    Thank you for sharing your spring!

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  19. Carolyn FordMarch 8, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    Awww! Splendid color! I love the purple on the white picket trellis! That is a combination that will always grab my attention! And, that cloud formation is pure magic! Wow!

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  20. Carolyn FordMarch 8, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    Correction...I looked at my favorite photo again and realized those flowers are hanging before a beautiful window...I thought on first glance that they were on a white trellis! Better get my glasses checked!

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  21. happily retired galMarch 8, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    Beautiful spring flowers ... so colorful and cheery! Lovely sky view too. Glad it's warming up in your part of the world. I enjoyed the 'Leroy' and 'old broads' stories ... thanks for sharing both.
    Hugs and blessings,
    Small Reflections

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  22. Joe ToddMarch 8, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    "GO SPRING" I'll be a cheer leader and what beautiful colors.

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  23. Johnny NutcaseMarch 8, 2010 at 1:36 PM

    oh, wow! those flowers are out of control! They're beautiful! Excellent!

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  24. AnonymousMarch 8, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    spring is so much fun with or without camera in hand.

    thanks for sharing all these wonderful colorful images.

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  25. UnknownMarch 8, 2010 at 1:47 PM

    Hi Sylvia
    Beautiful world full of lovely colours. Love yr photos.
    Evelyn

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  26. Reader WilMarch 8, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    Dear Sylvia! Your flowers are so inspiring and full of promises that spring is really on its way! Thanks for sharing and also for your comment.

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  27. betty-NZMarch 8, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    Your photos are so gorgeous! It's getting to be fall here in NZ, so we're on the downside of fine weather.

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  28. My name is RietMarch 8, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    LOvely pictures of springflowers. So happy it is coming.

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  29. This Is My Blog - fishing guyMarch 8, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Sylvia: Oh that makes me yearn for Spring even more.

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  30. squirrelMarch 8, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    I love spring, especially early spring. Great photos!

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  31. AnonymousMarch 8, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    Spring? How wonderful for you - not quite here yet, but I see the snowdrops are pushing up and with the last 3 days of sunshine, it can't be far off. Enjoy the life bursting forth, I know I will.

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  32. magiceyeMarch 8, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    you have captured the vibrant beauty so well!

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  33. SandyCarlsonMarch 8, 2010 at 5:24 PM

    Yours color and lighting are wonderful. You warm me up.

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  34. JamesMarch 8, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    Your world is beautiful and I bet it smells great too. I sense that Spring is near here too.

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  35. TesMarch 8, 2010 at 6:30 PM

    Beautiful photos, Sylvia! Lovely blooms. So many spring photos, i am very much encouraged! :)

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  36. IndraniMarch 8, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    Spring has just set in and you have treated us to such wonderful sights. Thank you. :)
    Waiting to see more.

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  37. D HerrodMarch 8, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    Seattle is a such a pretty place.

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  38. AnonymousMarch 8, 2010 at 8:46 PM

    Spring, delightful spring! Love that last photo with the flowers growing in the crack.

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  39. dianasfaria.comMarch 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    I'm so happy for you Sylvia, I can't wait till Spring starts showing up around here.
    I love the crocus!

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  40. ArijaMarch 8, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    How beautiful your spring is Sylvia! That clump of Crocus is just etherial.
    When there is so much beauty around, the camera certainly gets a work out.

    Enjoy all the beauty my dear.

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  41. Pietro BrosioMarch 8, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    Sylvia, what a wonderful post on Spring! I like so much the very nice sequence of images! About the quotes, they are all so good that I can't chose which I prefer!
    Happy Tuesday :-)

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  42. GrayquillMarch 8, 2010 at 11:16 PM

    Sylvia! Do we really have quotes from Sitting Bull?
    Stop showing off Seattle - it needs to be our little secret... Oh, and the 3.5 million others that have figured it out.
    Nice post - I am really happy spring is here! Yesterday I stole some flower from a purple bush hanging over the neighbors fence. Hee Hee Sorry I don't know waht the buse his but it is pretty!

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  43. WolynskiMarch 8, 2010 at 11:20 PM

    Silent as women wait for love? Well, I never. We can wait till we're blue in the face. Might as well keep busy in the meantime.

    Wonderful photos.

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  44. Rinkly RimesMarch 9, 2010 at 12:07 AM

    What an uplifting blog yours is! I love the 'perpetual astonishment' of the Spring.Our winter slides into Spring without much fanfare and I miss the 'astonishment'!

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  45. EdenMarch 9, 2010 at 1:20 AM

    Beautiful series of pictures and beautiful words! I love all the flowers and the cloud picture is so amazing.thanks for sharing, Sylvia. I enjoyed this post so much.

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  46. NatureFootstepMarch 9, 2010 at 3:00 AM

    how wonderful, spring at last :)

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  47. pennyMarch 9, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    Your spring blooms are beautiful, Sylvia. Its nice that spring has arrived early for you.

    I hope your son is feeling better:)

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  48. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)March 9, 2010 at 5:32 AM

    Just found your blog through anothers. Is the header Snoqualmie Falls?

    I lived out there for 3 years. Hubby and I laughed when everyone said we must go to S. Falls because it was so big and beautiful. We went there and it was beautiful but big? Nope.
    We thought big is Niagra Falls. But we assumed they had never seen that before. We kept it a secret that we were from an area near by N. Falls.and went a lot and we just agreed that this was beautiful.

    Thanks for the beautiful photo's.

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  49. Anita DiazMarch 9, 2010 at 7:14 AM

    Gorgeous photos!! I am so looking forward to spring!

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  50. Regina March 9, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Delightful!Have wonderful springtime!

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  51. PatMarch 9, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    Again, Sylvia, wonderful quotes to go with beautiful flowers! gorgeous shots!

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  52. AnnaMarch 9, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    Your spring is well ahead ahead of ours Sylvia but we have had a cold winter this side of the pond. I enjoyed seeing a glimpse of your early blossoms.

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  53. JapaMarch 9, 2010 at 4:28 PM

    Wonderful welcome to the coming spring in your place. Colorful and beautiful flowers.

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  54. AndreeMarch 9, 2010 at 6:44 PM

    It'll be at least two months before I see blooms like yours here in New Hampshire and Vermont. I can't wait! You've got me all excited!
    Andree's My World: Eastman Falls

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  55. MaritesMarch 9, 2010 at 7:10 PM

    Happy Women's Day, Sylvia! I just love those purple flowers. So vibrant and beautiful!

    My world entry is here.

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  56. EbieMarch 10, 2010 at 8:03 PM

    Oh Ms. Sylvia, how could I miss your spring blooms! Your world is so heavenly!

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