***June Photo Contest: "Spring." Preliminary Thread Two of Three***

[Grumpy Old Guy]

This is the second preliminary thread for the June photo contest.

Please vote for the photo that you believe best exemplifies the theme of “Spring.”

There are three threads. Please vote in each one and leave comments, as we love to read them!

These preliminary threads will run for 72 hours. They are posted in GD with the permission of the Administrators.

Thread #1: https://democraticunderground.com/100218007351

Thread #3: https://democraticunderground.com/100218007411


Pacific Northwest Springtime


Spring in Paradise


Fruit and Veggie Stand


Bless the rains


Clematis


Spring Time in the Mojave Desert


Wild Flowers


After A Spring Shower


One Lost. Two Found


Chokecherry Blossoms

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	Pacific Northwest Springtime
	2 (2%)
	Spring in Paradise
	12 (14%)
	Fruit and Veggie Stand
	1 (1%)
	Bless the rains
	15 (17%)
	Clematis
	5 (6%)
	Spring Time in the Mojave Desert
	27 (31%)
	Wild Flowers
	8 (9%)
	After A Spring Shower
	6 (7%)
	One Lost. Two Found
	6 (7%)
	Chokecherry Blossoms
	5 (6%)
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[crickets]

1. Yikes, I love them all! K&R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Kick!

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[electric_blue68]

4. Tough choices 2 😄

[a kennedy]

5. Kick

[Wounded Bear]

6. K & R...nt

[Diamond_Dog]

7. Kick

[2naSalit]

8. Great shots!

[planetc]

9. Okay, I'm drunk on blossoms.

Either in front of my nose or splashed on a landscape.

Also, are we ever going to hear the story of the "One lost. Two found." dogs?

[lostnfound]

34. One lost two found dogs

A year ago we were treasuring every day with our beloved 6 and a half year old dog, knowing that he had only a short time to live because of hemangiosarcoma.

lost him on 4th of July, 40 days after the shocking news that the seemingly healthy dog who could race up the stairs in a flash wasn’t just under the weather or maybe snake-bit, but actually had a gigantic tumor on his heart, a heart that stopped beating that day while the vet was checking him out. She revived him. We spoiled him as much as we could.

A soft-coated wheaten terrier / bichon mix, I had picked him because he was joyful, like a bichon, but big enough to be an athletic companion for the then-gloomy teen… not too big to still be a lap dog, nothing threatening because I don’t have much experience with dogs.

He had such soft fur, so loyal, a 25 pound lap dog who could leap tall couches in a single bound, so fast we nicknamed him ‘the beige bullet”. So much personality.

He was the Lost one, my heart.

I had no idea that the mix was uncommon.

After our little ‘Beige Bullet’ died, i couldn’t bear to get another dog for a while. Started looking a few months later, Looked for rescues, asked about bichon rescues, no one ever got back to me. We considered berniedoodles, maybe a beagle. I wanted one not more than 30 lbs as adult because I’m older and may need to lift and carry occasionally; I see my sis struggle with her Goldies and it sure can be tough.

We already have a springerdoodle, he’s good though needing a little finesse (my partner’s job). He’s also a bit obsessive and I pictured the beleaguered new pup being constantly harassed by the springerdoodle.
Then we found a littler of “bichon mix” advertised, and we called and it turned out they were half wheaten. I was so damn happy though scared. Thought it over and decided to get two, a boy and a girl. The two pups can be buddies and sort of balance out the more domineering springerdoodle, we thought. It’s working out well between the three so far.

Partner flew and then drove back 9+ hours with these two little lumps of sugar. They were not even expensive. They are the Found ones. I am so damn happy. Wish BB was here to meet them, as my son said.

I posted the picture even though it wasn’t a great photo in order to share my joy and serious gratitude at finding our two new family members. I am a Lostnfound, a collection of assorted objects collected in 60 years of life, not exactly cohesive or ordered. But also “I once was lost but now am found”, a song that always moves me to tears, im the spirit of joy at a prodigal son returning, a redemption of something broken, a kintsukuroi (a broken thing whose repair has made it flawed but better).

And wheaten-bichons? I highly recommend them. I don’t understand why they aren’t thousands of them. They are just delightful.

[planetc]

35. Thank you for opening your heart so completely.

I think all your dogs live a full and happy life because you appreciate them so thoroughly. They can't understand your words, but they can understand your tone of voice. We can understand both your words and your tone of voice. Thank you.

[llmart]

10. The photos are all great...

but I want one of those sweet puppies! They are so cute.

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. K&R

[littlemissmartypants]

12. ❤️

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

13. Please vote!

[FireUpChips10]

14. I wish I could vote for all of them!

(That goes for all three threads!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Kick!

[Duppers]

16. Way to difficult to choose.

At least for me.

[burrowowl]

17. Kick

[Grumpy Old Guy]

18. Kick!

[SMC22307]

19. K&R

[Hortensis]

20. Another omg because how to choose among so much good --

-- until I came to the Mojave. I love it and miss it, and this composition shows so many elements. It's also at its gentlest and not trying to kill you in the spring.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

21. Kick!

[urbanhermit]

22. Kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. Kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Kick!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

25. Kick kick kick!

[niyad]

26. how could one possibly choose??

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Kick!

[electric_blue68]

28. Hmmm, more tough choices Such lovely flower photos!

Never seen chokecherry blossoms.

The doggos are adorable but don't say "Spring" at least to me.

Hardest choice was between Spring In Paradise - All those pretty, sunny, yellow flowers "saying" - "We're here!", against the beautiful mountains...

or

Springtime in The Mojave Desert wonderful mountain background, scrubby middle ground, and
Surprise ~ vivid lovely red desert flowers front and center.


Finally picked Mojave. I'm a NYC'r who loves both the
Greeness of my area, AND the sculptural, varied colored desert of the USA.

I've been to the high desert of AZ but not after one of the
rare rains that make 🧡 the hidden flowers bloom.
(that happened to my dad - the regional reps he was visiting in Alberquerque, NM drove him around to see the desert flowers after a rare rain!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. Kick!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

30. Vote, vote, vote!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Kick!

[herding cats]

32. It's always so difficult to choose!

Kick!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

33. Kick kick kick!