Scenes from Seattle as Mother Nature emerges from her winter slumber

April 7, 2021 at 1:51 pm

As spring unfolds in Seattle, countless extraordinary scenes await. Here a honeysuckle leaf sprouting from a cane holds a tiny ball of rain, viewed using a close-up lens in Northeast Seattle on Sunday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

As spring unfolds in Seattle, countless extraordinary scenes await. The prominent pollen-producing stamens of a camellia venture out into the air at the Seattle Japanese Garden, viewed using a close-up lens Sunday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

As spring unfolds in Seattle, countless extraordinary scenes await. A thorn stands sentry between two tiny buds sprouting from a wire-thin branch along a Northeast Seattle sidewalk, viewed using a close-up lens Sunday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

As spring unfolds in Seattle, countless extraordinary scenes await. A camellia bud unfurls in the Seattle Japanese Garden, viewed using a close-up lens Sunday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

As spring unfolds in Seattle, countless extraordinary scenes await. The delicate petals of a saucer magnolia emerge from the furry pod that protected them from winter in the Seattle Japanese Garden, viewed using a close-up lens Sunday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

As spring unfolds in Seattle, countless extraordinary scenes await. The delicate veins inside the petals of a rhododendron are seen backlit by the sun at the Seattle Japanese Garden, viewed using a close-up lens Sunday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

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Ken Lambert

Seattle Times staff photographer

Ken Lambert: klambert@seattletimes.com; Ken Lambert is a staff photographer for The Seattle Times.

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