the fever

"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself." ~ zen proverb

I fully admit I have spring fever.  I have no shame in that. I lie belly down in the grass as the sunlight dances on each beautiful blade.  I feel my shoulders loosen, my face relax into a smile, I run my fingers across the tops to feel the soft new growth. It only took a few days of that much needed sun to bring it back to life and me along with it.  I feel the long winter fall away as I lie here in the grass. I want to linger in it. Inhale deeper. Stretch and grow.

Wash on the line. A new pair of sandals. Freshly painted toes. A bare shoulder. Blossoms. That first blush of sunkissed skin.

Do you have the fever? What speaks spring to you?

Comments

[BULGARI]

I wanna more big size pic of this thread. ( http://shuttersisters.com/storage/kristin/5670575057_51a0b5bafc_o.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1304383041889 )

How I get the stuff ?

[Trittoli]

My spring fever cause me non-stop napping need...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/trittoli/5615249385/in/photostream

[Marcie]

Definitely feeling that fever!! Can't get enough of this year's spring season:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2011/5/3/here-today.html

[Emma]

An old photo I've always loved, it looks like a big bunch of flowers.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53759195@N05/5686065009/in/photostream

[Rebecca Weaver]

Blooming Dogwoods - now, that's spring.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56221446@N06/5680631155

[Jess]

You can always find my family and I walking through the quiet, remote, Azalea Gardens.

http://jessicavescera.blogspot.com/2011/05/blossoms.html

[Jakki]

this heavenly color of green....to me...this color is Spring, sceaming at the top of her lungs...'I AM HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeenwashington/5680116858/in/photostream

[Kathryn Dyche Dechairo]

All the rain we've been having has produced a burst of green. So happy that Spring is here even if it is among the thunderstorms.

http://dychedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/05/weekend-walk.html

[Becky Sue]

I, too, was down in the grass this week. It was covered in a heavy dew and I got wet but it was worth it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/5683711052/

[misty]

Oh yes. I do, I do. Spring requires patience for me. The grass can't grow fast enough. On the farm, it's the beginning of a new year. Everyone wakes up.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dontforgetthehorse/5667311776/in/photostream/lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dontforgetthehorse/5677671839/in/photostream/lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dontforgetthehorse/5685117841/in/photostream/lightbox/

[Puna]

I do believe I've had spring fever since January. I'm so glad it's here!

http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2011/05/may-4-revisiting/

[lucy]

Yellow-green tree branches overhead against a mosaic-cloud sky:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/5685538202/in/photostream

[Jill F]

http://fingerontheshutter.com/2011/05/02/bridal-veil/

Lots of things mean spring--fiddleheads, daffodils and these.

[DawnS]

Yes!

http://everyday-glimpses.blogspot.com/2011/05/two-word-tuesdaymagical-days.html

[Rebecca]

spring!

bubbles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccasmithphotography/5686405461/in/photostream/

and bugs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccasmithphotography/5686405673/in/photostream

[Jen]

Spring is really truly in the air around my way - finally! My baby girl taking her first crawl through the bright, green grass and discovering dandelions this past weekend - that says spring to me right now!

http://jenniferkrafchik.typepad.com/jennifer_krafchik_photo_b/2011/05/enchanted-maryland-child-location-photographer.html

[ELK]

yes even in the shadows ...

http://www.redorgray.com/2011/05/when-words-are-elusive-i-pause-planted.html

[Wayfaring Wanderer]

My favorite part of spring is seeing all of the beautiful flower blooming all around! In fact, I just put up a new post on the blog with some of my spring photos!

I'm also hosting a Shutterfly Giveaway for anyone interested in participating :D

http://www.wayfaringwanderer.com/2011/05/celebrating-spring-with-shutterfly.html

WW

[Kelly]

dew on the green grass, brightened by the morning sun

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58821554@N06/5624627900/in/photostream/

[autumn sun]

ah glorious spring - a time when you can stay outdoors all day long - warm sun, cool breezes,sweet scents in the air and no biting bugs yet
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/5678642428/

[Libertad Leal]

Oh yes, I have spring fever all right. The flowering trees are what get me every spring. Bare branches exploding with color, I just can't get enough of them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5505214100
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5488102634
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5511280330
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5581536158
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5570489712

And as you spoke of the grass, I was reminded of this image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/4660839919

[Tina]

i love your spring (& summer) shots. :)
here's one of my favorite spring/summer activites.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/5686798139/in/photostream

[Jill]

Moving onto Day 5 of sun ~ glorious spring sun! Happy working on the property, thinning trees to open the grass and flowers to the sunshine. While I haven't laid in the grass, I laid in a field of lupin and watched the light clouds move through the sky.

http://humbirdhum.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/beneath-lupin-sm.jpg

[Corinna]

I've been feeling kind of guilty for all the flower pictures I've been taking lately... like it's too easy or something. But I can't help it! They just keep being so irresistible.
http://www.birdwannawhistle.com/blog/2011/5/4/justifications.html

[Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier, Photo Blog]

I'm more than positive that I've already share these, but tulips sing SPRING to me...

http://www.kimberlygauthier.com/flowers/skagit-valley-tulip-festival-finally/5177/
http://www.kimberlygauthier.com/flowers/how-to-improve-your-photography-practice-makes-perfect/5133/
http://www.kimberlygauthier.com/flowers/4-types-of-photographers-at-the-tulip-festival/4802/

[Lauren]

Either one of the images in this diptych from last spring would beat the pants off the constant wind we are having these days: http://www.flickr.com/photos/18572605@N02/4563302082/in/photostream

[WorthIt!]

Living in the Pacific NW, spring is also about the light & longer days. Here's a photo I shot last weekend as the sun went down.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52055227@N07/5687705072/in/photostream

[Romy]

now that spring is gone and summer's in with full force in California, I have to look back :-)
it's various little creatures - hummingbirds, bees and lizards that evoke the sense of awakening in me...when my whole backyard is buzzing and chirping

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55142593@N08/5612638852/in/set-72157626481010428/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55142593@N08/5612058745/in/set-72157626481010428

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55142593@N08/5612636310/in/set-72157626481010428/

[Lisa Clarke]

Most definitely, cherry blossoms!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotcreations/5659372513/

[cynthia]

I felt the changing of seasons so viscerally when I was in school (I guess all the anticipation for each break and especially summer). And then all of a sudden I grew up and April would pass by in such a blur. Now, with a child I am back to paying attention to each calendar day and the seasons take on a new meaning. When Ritas water ice opens up I know spring is close. Cherry Blossoms on every corner and the smell of new buds definitely rings loud and clear that spring is here. And then comes the sweating because I just want to wear a light coat and not go straight to short sleeves and shorts. Yep, extra deodorant lets me know that spring is most definitely here (haha).

[Deanna]

After waiting so long for spring these magnolia blossoms make my heart sing.

http://anewdayadifferentway.blogspot.com/2011/05/magnolia-blossoms.html

[Leanne]

I do love Spring but had to find an old photo because we're into Autumn in the southern hemisphere.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61543578@N04/5619820493/in/photostream
I love Autumn too, by the way.

[Carrie]

I have so many photos from this weekend - just on this topic but I haven't up loaded them yet. I have the fever alright :)
Here are some from 2 weeks ago - god I love blossoms and dew!!!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherryblossomtattoo/5671816538/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherryblossomtattoo/5664389309/in/set-72157624261877009/

[mary]

oh yes, i've been lying in the lawn as well... :)

http://inasoftlight.blogspot.com/2011/04/most-improper-lawn.html

[Tracy]

The return of color! flowers, blue sky, bright sun, green grass... all of it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31417716@N00/5686995613/

[kat]

in southern cal we got rid of the crappy seasons so we only really have spring and summer!!!!(sorry!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynhansen/5448378789/in/set-72157625933298605/

[Sandee]

Spring has been very late here in the Pacific Northwest. I noticed today that the Magnolias are FINALLY blooming.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977978@N05/5688922284/

[Sarah Jane]

Oh, I wish I had a great shot of laying in the hammock, with that bright blue sky, and buds on the trees, because that is spring to me.
Spring is excitement, fresh, and so welcomed.
I couldn't pick one, but
the start of farmers market
http://www.flickr.com/photos/definitepossibilities/5674774598
grilling out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/definitepossibilities/5688599573
and new growth
http://www.flickr.com/photos/definitepossibilities/5684657623
are all so much spring to me.

[Jeanne]

For me, spring is all about flowers and light. Lots of that this past weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55118313@N05/5677704021/

[Chantal]

Fresh fruit is spring feeling:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26687796@N00/4343263080/in/photostream

[deb]

Collage of blossoms:

http://www.capedreamn.com/2011/04/battery-in-bloom.html

[Jenny Rebecca]

This year? Butterflies. :o)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fanglord2/5689933739/

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