The arrival of Spring: See it for yourself
The Philadelphia region has had two harsh winters in a row. Remember the Dec 26-27 one-two punch we got? While we can be thankful they weren’t like the ice storms in the 1990’s they were for the record books. Photographer Bas Slabbers moved into Mt. Airy last week and took his camera around the neighborhood and discovered the flowers and trees are finally blooming. Enjoy his slide show.
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