****WINNERS of the SPRING Photo Contest****
The First Place Winner of the Spring Photography Contest is
Rainy Season in Oaxaca by a la izquierda
In Second Place
Spring Rain by MerryBlooms
In Third Place
Morning Dew by Heddi
Congratulations to these three winners and also to the other finalists:
Overlooking daffys by countryjake
Bleeding Hearts by The Velveteen Ocelot
Pacific Northwest Springtime by Mz Pip
Green Grass (and a Sunny Spot) for Green Eyes by mnhtnbb
Nigella by alfredo
My special hostess choice award goes to
lilacs by teamster633
simply because of the sheer Spring of it!
A big Thank You to everyone who has participated, including all the DUers who submitted entries, and also those who voted, commented, and helped keep the contest threads kicked.
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Congrats to all winners and participants! 
I love the photo threads.
Wonderful job hosting, countryjake!
It was a great contest!
Outstanding job, everyone!
This was my first photo contest 
Your photo was fantastic and thanks so much for entering! I really think that you should do it more often.
I never thought I'd say this but hosting even turned out to be pretty interesting...now I'm sorry it's over. Until I'd won for Winter, I had never entered before, either, thru all these years.
Congrats to every single entry, but especially the three Winners!
For anyone interested in joining in on the fun, there's another contest brewing right now over in the Photography Group...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1036
I'm so tickled that I won. 
stunning 
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