cohan<p>So,I *took* the photos on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MonochromeMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonochromeMonday</span></a> lol..I hadn't checked on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aspen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aspen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/catkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catkins</span></a> for a couple of weeks- just emerging last time I looked; I knew the cool/snowy weather we had would keep them in suspended animation. It's been warmer for the last week though, a few days into the mid teens C/ even near 20C/68F, so I wondered if they'd matured. Nope! Farther along but still not fully extended/open.. soon though..<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BorealForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorealForest</span></a>#Alberta <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/animist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GoOutsideForMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoOutsideForMe</span></a></p>