The spring that isn't

Or at least not yet. Oh, it almost was, for a few days here and there. But in the latest go round, Friday we had cold rain that was snow in some parts of the state. Yesterday the plan was to walk circles around the pond, but once we emerged from the coffee shop, there were flakes. Honest to goodness flakes. So we wandered around the neighborhood instead. The effects of the just kidding approach to changing of the seasons were hard to miss.

 

 

 

 

These guys, though, seem to be doing alright.

 

We spotted this dude across the street from the flowers. While we were taking pictures of him, a lady walked by, said she was the manager of the store, and invited us inside to look at him sans the fuzzy window.

 

He was weird-looking anyway.

 

It was a paper goods store, so I had some fun with my new camera.
 
 


This is my camera, btw. We got a package with two lenses-- 18-55mm and 55-200mmVR. They just released a D60, so the package we got doesn't seem to be available anymore, at least not all in one place. I shot the pictures above with the 18-55mm lens. I did the moon pictures with the 55-200mmVR one. I swear, this is the best toy I got in years.