A Late Spring

Not only is this Spring coming along more slowly than usual, compared to last year's early Spring it seems like we should already be in the middle of Summer.

As evidence, here is some Crocus I stumbled across last Spring for the first time. The photo below was made on March 19, 2012.

Canon EOS 5D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 100

I looked for the same plant this year but hadn't been able to locate it. Today, I finally noticed it under the leaves. Here is this year's version, taken from a different angle, 20 days later in the season.

5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L at 115mm, with 500D closeup filter,  f/16, 1/20 sec., ISO 100