Toad Lily in bloom

Time lapse of a Japanese Toad Lily [Tricyrtus sp.] blossoming.  There are two video clips of separate flowers - one from the side, another from above.   These flowers are quite small - only about 3 cm across when fully open.

Morning in Moraine Park

Watch the light descend from Stones Peak and the mountains on the Continental Divide, down into Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park.

While I was shooting the time-lapse movie above, there was plenty to look at on the ground: 

"Shooting Star", Dodecatheon pulchellum.

"Western Blue Flag", or Mountain Iris.

Lookiing West across Moraine Park.

Spring sunrise

Lots of snow lies on the flanks of Mt. Meeker and Long's Peak from last weekend's storm.  There are moments just at sunrise when the long rays of the sun illuminate the peaks in pink and purple.

Crocus in bloom

Although this week's weather has buried everything in snow again for a few days, we got a taste of Spring last weekend, with Crocus chrysanthus in bloom:​

More photos added 14 April:​

​A hoverfly [Syrphidae sp.] visits.

Lemon in bloom

Time-lapse sequence with a frame every 6 minutes, taken over a period of 36 hours.

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