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As you might have already noticed, I recently returned to my homeland, the Czech Republic. Living in the Caribbean was an amazing experience and I was fascinated by the beauty and diversity of local nature. However, although I was living in what is considered the tropical paradise, I was often missing Czech forests, mountains, valleys and meadows that I love wandering through so much.
Therefore, one of the first things I did when I got back home was to head out to a forest. It was just a little stroll through the woods outside my parents ´ countryside cottage in the Moravian - Silesian Region of the country but I took my camera with me to snap a few shots.
The location of the woods has a slightly higher elevation (about some 600 m / 2,000 ft) so the climate is somewhat colder there and the sprouting usually comes a bit later. Normally, at the end of April, most plants and flowers growing at lower locations of the country are in full bloom already but it felt like the nature just came to life after the winter sleep there.
After taking some random close-up shots of blooming plants and trees, I decided to make a little selection of macros showing the beauty of Czech nature in spring.
So without further ado, here is a few samples of what I captured that day.
PS 1: Even though I am a huge nature lover, I am really bad at plant names so if you can identify some of the species, feel free to do that in the comments below ;)
PS 2: This is also my entry for today´s #macrophotography contest hosted by 
Czech / Česky:
Jak jste si možná někteří všimli, nedávno jsem se z teplých krajů vrátil zpět do rodné vlasti a jedna z prvních věcí, kterou jsem po návratu prostě musel udělat, byla procházka do přírody. Vyrazil jsem do lesa za chatou mých rodičů a výjimečně s sebou vzal i mobil, abych mohl případně udělat i pár fotek. Nakonec z toho vznikla tahle mini série snímků probouzející se české přírody. Pokud někdo do komentářů přidáte názvy zachycených rostlinek, budu jen rád :) Co se určování druhů týče, jsem spíš přes ta zvířátka. Rostliny a stromy, ač je mám taky moc rád, nejsou moje parketa.
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