Spring came extremely early for Kansas this year. My daffodils and tulips were beautiful and my hostas are already 3" to 5" tall.

Over the weekend, I visited the Johnson County, Kansas Arboretium and came across this unusual flower. I have not been able to identify it, so if anyone knows, please send me a message.

Oh yes, I also discovered garter snakes in the backyard. That was quite the experience. Luckily, I have a great neighbor who came over and got rid of them for me. Neighbor 10, snakes 0.......Brenda extremely happy!!

Go out and enjoy the flowers!

Coronado Heights - Long Exposure Star Trails

I've shown examples of long exposure in some prior posts. This is one that shows star trails.

This was taken at Coronado Heights, just outside Lindsborg, Kansas. This exposure is about 30 minutes. The lights to the left of the photo are from Salina, Kansas.

Unfortunately, the night we went there were very strong winds and it was very cold. I would have like to have done a longer exposure to get more of a complete star trail.