The 2015 Signs of Spring Exhibition
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Deb Leal, Ella, Milwaukee, WI
Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope–Vincent Van Gogh
Spring is officially here, but this year, after a harrowing winter, she might need a little encouragement. Today’s exhibition gets us in the mood for the wonderment of life anew: blossoms, green, the delicious smells, baby animals. It’s a new beginning and a celebration that life continues no matter the temperature. Thanks to all who shared their wonderful photographs and thanks also to Grant Gill for so skillfully compiling this exhibition.
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Aaron Blum, Two Lined Salamander, Appalachia
![HeadintheClouds](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HeadintheClouds-651x651.jpg)
Elizabeth Ireland, Head in the Clouds, Brighton, MA
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Jerry Downs, First Tulips, San Francisco, CA
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Sasha Tamarin, untitled, Tel-Aviv
![Knapp_L_1](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Knapp_L_1-466x700.jpg)
Laura Knapp, Gracie, Manchester, VT
![Alex_Schaefer_Bloom](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Alex_Schaefer_Bloom-651x651.jpeg)
Alex Schaefer, Bloom, Davis, CA
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Sara Sacilotto, Faceless, Pordenon, Italy
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Kristianne Koch Riddle, Tenacious, San Clemente, CA
![eban_spring](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/eban_spring-467x700.jpg)
Yael Eban, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
![003-60](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/003-60-651x434.jpg)
Jaime Alvarez, Soft Petals, Philadelphia, PA
![R_Rowland_Spring](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/R_Rowland_Spring-467x700.jpg)
Russ Rowland, Force of Nature, New York, NY
![Return here when you've forgotten hope](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Return-here-when-youve-forgotten-hope-651x624.jpg)
J. M. Golding, Return here when you’ve forgotten hope, CA
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Marian Haringsma, Sakura, Amsterdam
![Croatia, Labinci-Santa Domenica. Wild Asparagus](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Elisabetta_Cociani-651x651.jpg)
Elisabetta Cociani, Wild Asparagus, Labinci, Croatia
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Mekael Dawson, Inner Light, Los Angeles, CA
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Fabian Schmid, Tulip on Park Avenue, New York City, NY
![ValPatterson_Spring](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ValPatterson_Spring-651x438.jpg)
Val Patterson, Flowers Competing for the Sun, Carlsbad, CA
![mdanielaquiros_spring](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mdanielaquiros_spring-651x439.jpg)
Maria Daniela Quirós, Yellow, Berkeley, CA
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Donna Rosser, Peach Orchard, Hollonville, GA
![OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/P1010081-651x488.jpg)
Chris Malmberg, Untitled, York, PA
![PhylliaSchwartzPinkMandala, Vancouver](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PhylliaSchwartzPinkMandala-Vancouver-651x651.jpeg)
Phyllis Schwartz, Pink Mandala, Vancouver, Canada
![Robert_M_Powell_Signs_of_Spring.IMG_1782](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Robert_M_Powell_Signs_of_Spring.IMG_1782-651x434.jpg)
Robert M. Powell, Ready for Planting, Hortonville, WI
![Brant_In_Formation](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Brant_In_Formation20120325-_3257644-651x488.jpg)
Rusty Joerin, Brant Return, Qualicum Beach, BC
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Edward (Ted) Carter, Bee, Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ
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Briana Cerezo, Untitled, Portland, OR
![Beckoning Arms](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Beckoning-Arms-651x366.jpg)
Adrienne Villar, Beckoning Arms, Vanderpool, TX
![Personal-Project-Shay-0045](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Personal-Project-Shay-0045-583x700.jpg)
Stefano Choi, Spring Light, Austin, TX
![OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5170095-651x488.jpg)
Danielle L Goldstein, Sunflare and Cherry Blossom, Westport, CT
![spring_mirjapaljakka](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spring_mirjapaljakka-466x700.jpg)
Mirja Paljakka, Smelting, Tampere Finland
![St-Cyr-Bob-Spring](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/St-Cyr-Bob-Spring-651x319.jpg)
Bob St. Cyr, Spring Sakura Blend, Victoria, BC, Canada
![Angel's Knoll](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Angels-Knoll-466x700.jpg)
Mark Indig, Angel’s Knoll, Los Angeles, CA
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Ellen Jantzen, ˈt(y)o͞oləp, St. Louis, MO
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Frank Kosempa, The Effect of Certain Causes: Earth 2.1, Rosendale, NY
![Grocery Store Tulips](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/robbie_mcclaran-tulips-2089-651x651.jpg)
Robbie McClaran, Grocery Store Tulips, Portland, OR
![7190_SpringCherryTreesArnoldArboretum_April2014_MaryKocol](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/7190_SpringCherryTreesArnoldArboretum_April2014_MaryKocol-651x434.jpg)
Mary Kocol, Cherry Trees, The Arnold Arboretum in Spring, Boston, MA
![launius_springsub](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/launius_springsub-472x700.jpg)
Sam Launius, Yellow Snow Melt, Tucson, AZ
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Cetywa Powell, After the Rain, Los Angeles, CA
![Forysthia © Jennifer Carr Photography](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Forysthia-©-Jennifer-Carr-Photography-651x434.jpg)
Jennifer Carr, Forsythia, Virginia Beach, VA
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Dina Lun, Disjointed Tree, Thailand
![Illywood](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Illywood-651x434.jpg)
Ilaria Dainesi, Illywood, Oltrepò, Italy
![Radnor Lake IV-Jerry Atnip](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Radnor-Lake-IV-Jerry-Atnip-651x651.jpg)
Jerry Atnip, Radnor Lake IV, Nashville, TN
![David Simonton Spring Linville Falls North Carolina](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/David-Simonton-Spring-Linville-Falls-North-Carolina-651x440.jpg)
David Simonton, Spring, Linville Falls, NC
![KANE-jim-magnolia-spring](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/KANE-jim-magnolia-spring-651x488.jpg)
Leigh Kane, Jim and Magnolia, Spring 2013, Kutztown, PA
![SpringDaffodilSellers](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SpringDaffodilSellers-651x651.jpg)
Erica Martin, Young Daffodil Sellers, Central Park, New York City, NY
![kchoe](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kchoe-651x434.jpg)
Katie Choe, Untitled, Blacksburg, VA
![fenster_tulip_rose](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fenster_tulip_rose-651x325.jpg)
Diane Fenster, Tulipa and Rosa, Pacifica, CA
![DanaWest_Seventeen](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DanaWest_Seventeen-651x488.jpg)
Dana West, Seventeen, Chicago, IL
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