***JUNE PHOTO CONTEST FINALS POLL: SPRING***

[Mousetoescamper]

These are the finalists in the June 2025 Photo Contest. The theme is Spring.

The entries are listed alphabetically.

Please vote for the photo that you think best exemplifies the theme.

Thanks to all of the participants for their entries!

This poll will remain open for 72 hours.

A visitor


Brushstrokes


Buds to Blooms


Makin' Blackberries


Nurturing new life


Rolling in the Deep


Spring bloom


Springtime Is To Garden Even On A Balcony


Tulip time


Wild Spring Beauties

133 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
	A visitor
	19 (14%)
	Brushstrokes
	49 (37%)
	Buds to Blooms
	10 (8%)
	Makin' Blackberries
	6 (5%)
	Nurturing new life
	22 (17%)
	Rolling in the Deep
	3 (2%)
	Spring bloom
	5 (4%)
	Springtime Is To Garden Even On A Balcony
	3 (2%)
	Tulip time
	4 (3%)
	Wild Spring Beauties
	12 (9%)
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[FalloutShelter]

1. KnR

All great submissions!

[Srkdqltr]

2. I love every one of them!! Good work everyone!!!!

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[SheltieLover]

4. Tough choice as all are lovely!

[Mousetoescamper]

5. Kick!

[Biophilic]

6. This was a really hard group to choose from. I really liked all of them.

[democrank]

7. Kicking for some very talented people

Wonderful!

[Raven123]

8. Wow. Tough choice. Congratulations to all who submitted

[planetc]

9. Thanks to all who contributed a picture of spring to my reained-out corner of the world.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

10. Kick!

[Upthevibe]

11. Mousetoescamper............

These are so beautiful!

Thank you

[Mousetoescamper]

14. Thanks for voting!

You are most welcome!

[littlemissmartypants]

12. For my 28 thousandth post ...

In Nurturing new life, the photographer has captured the oxytocin in the eyes of the mama. That's amazing camera work. I love it. ❤️

[niyad]

16. Congratulations on your posting milestone.

[littlemissmartypants]

17. Thanks, niyad. I was saving it for the right post.

Did you read my DUmail? I hope it didn't freak you out if you did.

❤️

[George McGovern]

18. O My Goodness Gracious littlemissmartypants -- that's a lotta posting! Cool!

[littlemissmartypants]

20. I was saving it for a special occasion. TY. ❤️

[Grumpy Old Guy]

32. Thank you for the kind words.

I didn't even know what oxytocin was. I had to google it. My wife says I should have just asked her. 😉

Congratulations on your posting milestone.

FYI, I think I might have been standing next to CaliforniaPeggy when I took this photo.

[littlemissmartypants]

34. Cool. Great job! ❤️

[littlemissmartypants]

35. If you want a deep dive into oxytocin I recommend this classic..

PDF
https://users.sussex.ac.uk/~grahamh/RM1web/Classic%20papers/Harlow1958.pdf

Cloth Mother vs. Wire Mother Experiment, Harlow (1958)

Oxytocin is why snakes sleep in a pile... among other fun facts. I tell people that it's a dangerous drug.

[Beringia]

13. Kick

[niyad]

15. Dear Goddess, how is one supposed to choose between so much beauty,

talent, and brilliant life??? quel impossible!!!

[Mousetoescamper]

19. Kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Kick!

[HAB911]

22. Good morning kick!

[Mousetoescamper]

23. Kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Morning Kick!

[Mousetoescamper]

25. Afternoon kick

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Midafternoon Kick!

[a kennedy]

27. Kicking.....

[blogslug]

28. kick!

❤️ 📷 ❤️

[Mousetoescamper]

29. Kick!

[Mousetoescamper]

30. Good morning kick!

[BobTheSubgenius]

31. I usually have a hard time choosing one above the others;.

This time, it is extraordinarily hard - there is not one unworthy of winning in the entire group. I would gladly hang any and all of them on a wall in my home.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

33. Kickety kick kick!

[Mousetoescamper]

36. The poll will close in about 18 hours. Please vote!

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

37. please vote!

thanks!

[Mousetoescamper]

38. Kick!

[Mousetoescamper]

39. Poll closes in a few hours. Please vote!