Go outside and take a shot

[mnhtnbb]

to share with all of us who are hunkered down at home.

I haven't been outside a 4 or 5 block radius of my apartment for several weeks. Made a trip to the store this morning and I couldn't believe how spring has sprung!

Here's a shot of blue, white, and fresh green taken from my balcony.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. I don't have a place of my own online to which I can upload photographs.

Is there anyplace where I could upload, for free, a picture taken from an iPhone?

Thanks.

[drray23]

3. Postimage.org or imgur.

For postimage , upload and then copy "hotlink for forum". Paste into DU.

[OAITW r.2.0]

29. Thanks for the tip!

Here's my shot from my upstairs home office-

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[drray23]

2. Outside view from my back porch.

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We live in the country on a farm. Closest neighbour a mile away. I am about to go check on my beehives.

[mnhtnbb]

6. You're starting to get green, too!

I love the color of new leaves. Ours are actually coated with pollen now.

[drray23]

10. Yes we got tons of yellow pollen everywhere

[dweller]

4. i was gonna say i'm not wasting ammo

but then i read the whole thread



✌🏼

[mnhtnbb]

7. LOL.

It's a PHOTOGRAPHY thread!

[LastDemocratInSC]

9. I thought it was an invitation open the flask and imbibe.

[mnhtnbb]

11. That works for me, too,

if everyone else is as bored as I am!

[Siwsan]

5. From my front garden

I call this "Finally waking up!"

[mnhtnbb]

8. Nice!

[Chainfire]

12. In North Florida

For the last four weeks, it has been beautiful Spring-like weather. The woods around me have all leafed out and are gorgeous. My fruit trees are either blooming or producing fruit. Mountain Laurel, Jasmine, Crab Apples and wild Azaleas have bloomed. I will have Blueberries a month earlier than normal. Plums, Pears, Loquat, Calamondin, Lemons and Limes are all growing like there is no virus. I hope I will be here in June and July to eat them.

We hit 90 degrees late last week, and so, to add insult to injury, my HVAC unit died..... I will be looking for a good Republican business full of hoax-believing workers to come replace the thing.

[mnhtnbb]

13. Ouch!

Replacing HVAC is not cheap.

Do you have a photo to share of something outside? Just a cell phone shot works, which is what I posted.

[Chainfire]

18. I do have photos, I took a bunch last week

But I have yet to decipher how to to post them here. It may be that I don't have that privilege.

I have already experienced the first sticker shock. It is funny, the price to replace the HVAC units are half the cost of my first house.

[CaptainTruth]

20. I hope the HVAC folks don't rip you off. It's far too common here in FL.

Most things that fail on HVAC systems are easy/cheap to replace if you know what you're doing. I've fixed my own HVAC system several times, the usual failures you expect in an older system, like the startup capacitor for the outside compressor/fan (about $60-$70), the compressor/fan relay (about $70-$80), & the variable speed fan control module for the air handler (about $400 but more like $1500 if an HVAC company does it).

Sadly, what I see a lot is companies telling people they need a whole new system when all they really need is a capacitor or a relay. Their system could be fixed & continue working for many years for $300-$400, but they get talked into spending $3000-$4000+ on a new system. I personally know one case where a company even convinced a single older woman she needed new ducts ... & charged her $8000. There's a good chance I could have fixed it for well under $500. It's criminal IMHO.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Here's a shot from my garden a few days ago......clivias in bloom!

[mnhtnbb]

26. Those sneaky flowers

hidden among the green. Love it.

[drray23]

15. One more. Some of my beehives exhibiting activity.

[mnhtnbb]

27. Is there a reason for the colorful paint?

Or just for fun?

[drray23]

28. no reason. My wife likes colorful stuff so i build them, she painted them.nt

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[mnhtnbb]

16. Here's another one from my balcony. More trees, less sky,

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view of the park. Not many people out. Stylized courtesy of phone app to pump up the greens.

[handmade34]

17. a few

my tent platform out back... only the bears are hanging out there right now




my garden... a few days before I can plant outside




the small brook (north boundary of my property) is starting to flow




I have a small stand where I usually sell honey, but I have set up a self-serve coffee/tea so people that have to be out can grab some free drinks




needs a little sprucing up

[mnhtnbb]

19. Wow, still serious winter in your area.

[HAB911]

21. Bird of Paradise Takes Flight

[mnhtnbb]

24. Fabulous shot!

[urbanhermit]

22. Incoming Storm

[mnhtnbb]

25. Is that a dogwood in your neighbor's yard?

The dark clouds really make the white flowers pop.

[urbanhermit]

31. Not sure n/t

[mnhtnbb]

23. Two more

from a walk with Snowy this morning.

Iris by the sidewalk



It's not Spring in the South without hot pink azaleas. (Blooming between a parking lot and old house)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. The azalea shot made me gasp! Stunning color. n/t

[alfredo]

32. Grape Hyacinth

[mnhtnbb]

33. That is wonderful!

[alfredo]

34. I live for their appearance in the spring.

[Adsos Letter]

35. My wife adores them.

She has a large pot of them on the front porch, mixed in with some freesias.

[alfredo]

36. Mine have spread to neighboring yards.

I planted some crocus, but they didn’t take hold.

[urbanhermit]

37. They're beautiful

[alfredo]

38. Yes they are beautiful little blooms

[HAB911]

39. three closeup

Habanero chili bloom



Spiderwort



My helper making limes for frozen margaritas later this summer

[mnhtnbb]

40. I'll drink to frozen margaritas with fresh limes!

Lovely shots.

[HAB911]

41. Well, I'm buying a round for all!

not my photo but, cheers!