One friend told me his tulips are still covered in snow. A lot of bulbs here bloomed a couple of weeks ago. It is rather rainy today, but the flowers need it!
As for my camera, these were taken with a Pentax K200 that I've had several years. I have a Sigma DG 70-300 lens. (I also have a couple of others--including a small Kodak Easy Share--that I use sometimes.) These digital cameras do a lot of the work for picture-takers!.