Sugarloaf starkness

a view from Sugarloaf Mountain
Just got back from downstate where the trees are in full bloom, some with leaves on them already, and the grass is oh so green. I guess they've had record rains and it shows with rivers crested over their banks.
This time of year is so fleeting, and the newness of Spring evenmoreso. Up here, the maples are just starting to bud, and there's some patches of grass to be seen here and there. Pictured above is a view from Sugarloaf Mountain. I chose black and white for constrast between the sky, rocks and trees, as there's really not much of anything for color yet. It is pretty amazing on some days, when everything starts to bud, how there can be close to as much color in the trees as in autumn. We're still a couple weeks away.