can you picture spring yet?

Are you as eager for spring as I am? Even beyond the weather, I am excited to announce the BIG thing that's will be starting on April 1st: Picture Spring! In true Shutter Sisters' style I will be leading a 30-day photo project to celebrate the season of promise and renewal.

Picture Spring is a daily e-class, hosted over at the ever-fabulous Big Picture Scrapbooking that will awaken your creative spirit and open your heart and mind to all the wonders that the spring has to offer. One picture at a time. 

Pop over to the Picture Spring registration page for more details and sign up if you'd like to join us. Spread the word. Invite friends. Grab a button (see it over there on our sidebar? cute, huh?). Tweet it. Retweet it. Call your sister. The more the merrier! It's going to be a perfect way to grow and bloom this spring, cameras in hand. I can't wait!

And just to help get the snow melting (come on spring!) we're giving away 3 registrations today!

Share your pictures or words that sing of spring today (albeit a little early) and you'll be entered to win one of the complimentary registrations for the soon-coming Picture Spring.

Comments

[Kylie]

Its summer here, so we are about to head into Autumn, but a couple of shots from the last few sunny months ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madelynsmum/4276350984/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madelynsmum/4282300291/

[Marcie]

We're far from spring right now...expecting a major winter snowstorm today. Here are a few images from last year's spring:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=724
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=748

[jenna nelson]

can't wait to see this tree again.... Hooray for Spring!

http://littlebirddesigndigitals.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-pink-heaven.html

[xanthe]

beautiful photo.
i'm SO ready for spring to arrive here. my camellia is still tucked up in a bud..... but soon, the bloom, will be here, hurrah!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/4345210351/

looks like a wonderful course, fingers crossed for the complimentary registration! x.

[Peggy]

Way too soon to see anything poking thru the earth yet...oh wait...we just got a bunch of snow dumped on us. Yes, it's way too soon. My only glimpse of spring is what came up last year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36501804@N08/4345269467/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36501804@N08/4345271719/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36501804@N08/4345271861/

Thanks for the chance to win!!

[Karen]

Right now the only spring we can get comes from the grocery store, but it sure helps while we wait:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8243804@N08/4312472826/in/set-72157623303171964/

And here's one from last spring:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8243804@N08/4341739947/

[Darlene]

Oh, how exciting! And what a gorgeous image that demonstrates the promise of spring.
We're too far north to have anything remotely looking like spring, so this was taken last spring:
http://www.whimsicalyearsphotography.com/blog/13/my-first-post/

[bright and blithe]

Here's how we're dreaming of Spring: http://brightandblithe.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/day-three-30-days-of-beauty/

[Kris]

Here in Delaware, spring seems so far away! We just had about 25 inches this past weekend and currently we are in the beginning of ANOTHER storm. So, any flowers are certainly hibernating right now. I'm getting plenty of practice taking snow scenes!

[lucy]

yay spring! your project sounds like the perfect way to clear away the winter doldrums.

here's a little happy spring from last april:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/3557095006

[Angie]

"O thou with dewy locks, who lookest down
Thro' the clear windows of the morning, turn
Thine angel eyes upon our western isle,
Which in full choir hails thy approach, O Spring!"

To Spring by William Blake

I am anxiously awaiting Spring's arrival...

[~ kristina ~]

Spring will be here very soon in Texas. Little mystery flowers show up each year about this time -
http://meadowlarkdays.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-garden.html

[marina]

I am ravenous for spring signs!
I captured some bright colours few days ago which to me speak of the spring to come.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36167691@N03/4345402159
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36167691@N03/4345402091
Your e-course will be great! Thank you for the chance to win a registration.

[georgia]

beautiful! as always.

i've been longing for spring more than ever before. i do love the pretty snow we've been getting. but my heart is in need of spring this year. it really is!

here is one i took last spring at the arboretum:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/4208177078/in/set-72157623000501741/

[JoLyn]

Yes! I think spring is on the way! Here is one of the first signs of life around here....

http://www.ayearofhappyphotos.com/2010/02/signs-of-spring.html

[Rene]

Two foot of snow on the ground.... c'mon Spring!!!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/3373555920_6cb186330b.jpg

[robyn L]

Here's a picture of early spring I took two years ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetgreenpea/2319239719/in/set-72157594443607754/

Right now it's still freezing cold outside...but the sun is shining a little brighter, and the days are getting a little longer, so I know spring is coming soon(ish).

[carole smith]

we're already getting signs of spring in Houston, I took this photo yesterday,even though its still pretty cold

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mccheek/4346223858/in/photostream/

[Katie]

Here in Maine, we have a long way to go before Spring, but amazingly, so far, we've had a much milder winder than the Mid-Atlantic. Many of my friends are actually WISHING for snow when usually this time of year, we just can't wait for it to be gone. My favorite Spring thing to do this time of year is to obsess over my seed catalogs and plan my garden.

[Joy]

A cloudy winter day at a butterfly exhibit followed by a day at a conservatory brought a little spring my way temporarily:

http://www.joyschmoll.com/2010/01/photomacrography-take-1-and-take-2/

[Karen]

Spring is here
the grass is 'ris'
I wonder where
the flowers is?

Your post brought this memory to the surface--my mom reciting this poem and me thinking she was so "dorky". Now I recite the poem to my kids and they think I'm "lame"! Lame or not, I'm ready for spring!

[Katrina Kennedy]

Definitely ready for spring! Wonderful opportunity :) Thanks!

[Lauren Doran]

From a few springs ago back in Virginia...redbuds are the sure sign of spring:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauren_d/1469676000/in/set-72157606817594166/

[Heather]

Spring has certainly begun to make her appearance in my neck of the woods. I love the hopefulness of the season and the wealth of picture-taking opportunities:)

http://mamamutterings.blogspot.com/2010/02/early-spring.html

[Laura]

As I look out the window here and see a white sheet of snow falling sideways, spring feels very, very far.

That said, I can't wait for spring. I've had enough of these blizzards!

In San Francisco in January, it might as well have been spring! (At least compared to the Ice Age that is Washington DC right now). http://www.dashily.com/home/?p=327

[AJ]

I cannot wait for spring! We had snow today so here is a shot from spring last year...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenzgirl/

[andie]

I'm painting spring into coming: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andie_edwards/4285792967/

[strawberrygoldie]

We have been buried in snow since before Christmas. Spring arrives in these NC mountains around May.

It can't get here soon enough.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/3508834618/in/set-72157604513054320/

[mosey along]

I am going to check it out right NOW. In the meantime, just took this yesterday...

http://moseyalong.blogspot.com/2010/02/study-in-contrast.html

[trishia]

what a wonderful idea! i had to dig a bit, but found a few spring photos from years past...
my favorite:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trishia/4345686787/
and runner up:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trishia/4346429908/

and this poor darling, which would have been a beautiful image if i'd have tamed my heavy editing hand years back, wish i had the original to re-edit! personal style certainly does change quickly when one is learning...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trishia/4346417002/

[Leah]

Uh, I usually don't mind the winter, but this past week is making me long for spring like crazy. Take this east coast blizzard conditions. . . .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80585094@N00/2435128005/

from my Flickr archives.

[Haley]

In many ways it feels like Spring here in Vancouver right now:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2hcreative/4312595573/

HH

[Stacey]

The snow seems to be coming non-stop here. I took this photo last spring of this very busy bee. I can't wait to see them back to work again!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/staceymo/4308543282/in/photostream/

[Cherylyn]

Picking dandelions, then used a the fun Poladroid gadget to make it a bit more fun. Sounds like a wonderfully inspirational class.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clynstudio/3907928754/in/set-72157622782494400/

[aphrodite]

I'd love to win this class... I haven't been taking pictures much lately (worried about taking my equipment outside in The Weather), but I want to start back up again. Spring's a good time for new beginnings!

[Shawna]

Spring typically doesn't truly arrive here until the end of April or even beginning of May. I CANNOT WAIT!

[lifeineden]

I'm dying for spring! I was drooling over the seeds in the hardware store the other day -- just waiting to see something sprouting!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/3770390091_bc1d8bd077_b.jpg

[damiec]

a really nasty blizzard is waging outside, we have no idea when the snow will be gone & I'll see the signs again, but I've been finding spring outside for a few weeks now:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4333452065/in/set-72157621295391310/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4271008481/in/set-72157621295391310/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4342723388/in/set-72157622930382938/

[juliacsmith]

Spring = asparagus! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcsupersmith/2610534069/

Since February is usually my least-favorite month, I'm doing an almost-daily photo post on my blog this month. A nice exercise in gratitude, and a good way to take stock of the photos I have and celebrate some of my favorites. I look forward to doing something similar in the spring. http://spinthetruth.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/728-countdown/

[Crystal]

I am SOOO ready for spring. There's an 80% chance for snow on Friday...in TEXAS! crazy.

This one is from last spring. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11617769@N02/4131736466/

[mika]

looking forward to spring weather....longer days...less darkness... and more moments of sunshine and peace http://www.flickr.com/photos/msquid/3918651642/

[brittany]

living in florida has its advantages. one being the taste of spring that we enjoyed a couple of weeks ago. can't wait to spend more time outside with my boys!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sivyerfamily/4312622940/

[Elaine]

yes, Yes, YES, I can picture Spring. Oh, it would be so wonderful to take this e-course. And doubly...no, exponentially wonderful to win a registration.

Coincidentally, yesterday on my blog II started a photo gallery collection, "Spring in February": http://greensandberries.squarespace.com/picture-gallery/spring-in-february/
(Click on any image to start the slide show.)

Or you can view the photos here in a set on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92348589@N00/sets/72157623401657758/

[cigi]

This was a curious sight to see...autumn, winter, and (yay!) spring in one fell swoop. I'm so ready!

http://instamaticgratification.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/39365/

[heather]

My 365 picture a few days ago was of the first signs of spring. I'm a big fan of winter mostly because it makes spring all that more wonderul!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/topsyturvydays/4339825708/

[Debbie E]

OH I so love spring.This AM I woke up to a sound I hadnt heard in awhile. I stopped,listened and took a deep breath. What was that music being played outside. The most beautiful sound to cold frozen ears.Beautiful birdies in my neighbors tree.All singing together. Mind you come later in the spring and there are hundreds it gets a little much.But this AM,,they were singing , I was listening,,and I couldnt get them in the photo,but I took this one the other day. Buds on the trees!!! Spring is most definately around the corner. Enjoy it all and remember to listen and take a deep breath. http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbsga/4341374371/?edited=1

[Catherine V]

This is EXACTLY what I need to start gearing up for springtime! Here's a view of spring: http://www.littlebirdphoto.com/personal-work/midwest/1884659

[Realmom]

Planning on signing up whether I win or not! Will need a little inspiration when spring arrives. Here is a shot from last spring:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33612534@N03/4346349707/?eOrig=4279769816

[Tracie]

I always know that spring is around the corner when my Bradford Pear trees start to bloom. I included a picture of one of the blooms from Spring 2008.

http://picasaweb.google.com/traciers/Spring#5436723596344259970

[Kathleen]

Oh, how I miss the spring! There have been no signs here in New England of late. I've almost had my fill of winter color.
Bring on the purple!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/3386347578/in/set-72157615736375487/