Thunder Snow

Another strange spring day in Kansas. Much of the state was hit with blizzard conditions. In Kansas City, we started with sleet around 1:00 pm that changed into snow about an hour later. It's now 8:00 pm and still snowing. We probably have four inches, which is a far cry from the 28 inches Pratt Kansas got last night. And, it's March 28th!

It was a perfect day to play with the camera, mostly under protection of a covered patio. I got a macro filter last summer and have never used it, so gave it a try today. The close up photos are done with the new filter.

The first photo is of the tulip tree. These blossoms will be brown and withered tomorrow. They can't survive the freezing temperatures.



A beautiful little tulip. I don't know if the tulips will survive. We'll see tomorrow.



This is the forsythia bush - the yellow background is forsythia flowers blurred with the very shallow depth of field



These berries are the precursor to very fragrant Viburnum flowers. The clove scent fills the air when they are in bloom. My guess is that we'll have to wait until next year to enjoy the fragrance.



Another beautiful tulip



A different variety of tulips - can you tell we're gardeners?



The tulip tree with snow coming down full force



When does it ever snow when the forsythia are in full bloom? It makes for interesting photos.



I shot at a high iso to give a very fast shutter speed to capture the snowflakes



It will probably be 70 degrees again next weekend, just like it was last. This has been a strange year for weather.