Just like this Wild Geranium...things are looking up!
Health concerns of both my son and grandson have improved.
The darkness of days of worry for them...
have lightened...there's a rainbow on the horizon.
Alivia and I can get back to fully enjoying Spring...
and all it's rain...
...even when it turns our serene little creeks into raging rapids.
(all photos enlarge)
The trees around us are leafing into a light canopy of green.
Wild Ragwort is left to do as it pleases.
Trilliums have sprung up on their own in the flower bed.
Several May Apples are coming up with the Day Lilies....
...and my Lily of the Valley are free to roam.
Even Wild Violets have taken up permanent residence along the drive.
Near the edge of the woods, one can find...
Jack-in-the-pulpit---Goldenseal flower---wild Ginger...
a May Apple plant bound by a leaf...
a Paw paw bloom and a large brown fungus.
Deeper in the woods...some random photos....
of cracked logs---trees with hearts and holes....
odd shaped trees, rocks and snags...
an old fence post holding a hickory nut...
and a garter snake on the ground!
Large rocks are slowly losing their support in the creek bed.
Water flowing around a small round heart.
Heart-shaped lichen on a Beech tree.
Rock on a stump...large quartz-like rock in the woods...
and a small yellow wood violet.
Here's a yellow violet by a large moss covered log...
with a Jack-in-the-pulpit and a May Apple forming nearby.
A fairly Large Jack!
A very blurry photo of a wild Larkspur.
The woods are spotted with wild Phlox....
and of course....White Trilliums...
pale pink Trilliums....
...and darker pink Trilliums.
While walking in the woods....
I came upon 5 baby Wrens...that scattered quickly
I startled them and they startled me!
I only managed to capture a photo of one.
Did you notice the smiling tree on the left?
These two seem to be seriously staring down each other.
A female Cardinal and a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
While these two Mourning Doves....
seem to be seriously ignoring each other.
....and I seem to be seriously behind in posting...
but will do better in the future.
Things are getting back to normal.
I've even been visited by turtles and toads.
Photos next time.
~♥~ Wanda ~♥~
54 comments:
...such a beautiful post, Wanda. I can tell you're much lighter of spirit! It's like we could be walking in the same woods...except I've never seen any Wild Ginseng along the Little Miami. I'll have to keep my eyes open.
So glad your family is doing better!
What a beautiful setting you live in, what an amazing natural garden, and what wonderful treasures await you in your woods.
I'm so glad you are more at peace and able to enjoy them.
I never fail to be amazed at the plants that grow wild in your area, plants I have tried to grow and have failed with, like the Jack in a pulpit. One really should never lust after plants that quite obviously dont like you!
Glad things are getting back to normal.
I am so pleased to hear things are looking up and that your worries and concerns for your loved ones are diminishing as they regain their customary health and vitality. This post is full of vitality, too. So much beauty and inspiration bound up in your words and marvellous images. You have an incredibly observant eye and you are so connected to all the magnificence of nature surrounding you in your truly magical landscape. I sit here in awe of it all!
Beautiful post once again, Wanda. I am glad to hear your family's health problems are past. The arrival of Spring has been captured delightfully by your pictures. We are well into Autumn here in the Southern hemisphere.
Your beautiful photography has inspired me to start my own photoblog:
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Rainbows on the horizon... wild violets and lily of the valley... you feeling less worried, these were good to read words, and yes, I did spot the smiling tree on the left ♥
I'm happy to hear that things are looking up Wanda. That is great news, I'll keep praying nine the less. All of your spring photos are beautiful. The rain sure has given us lots to look at! It was nice seeing a "Nature" post from you again!
Love Di ♥
So very glad your family's health problems have eased. When our family is sick, so are we. Will keep them in my prayers.
What a lovely result from all that rain. So glad you included that creek. Such a difference.
That happy tree is adorable and I am becoming a fungi watcher. They are so diverse and intricate.
Wonderful job perusual.
What a beautiful bouquet of Spring flowers. So glad that loved ones are doing well and that you are able to enjoy your walks with Alivia.
Dear Wanda, how happy I am to know about your loved ones and that you could feel at ease. Alivia also would be delighted as a child. Your world seems to be speeding up brightening. Such lovely creatures, birds, and flowers - your forest is alive, full of fairies and magical power of nature. Look forward to next post containing turtles and toads. Take care of yourself this time, Wanda.
How wonderful to walk with you through your beautiful woods and see all the sights! I love your collages and all the effort to went to in order to make such a wonderful post. Thank you so much!
Hello Wanda,
I love your Grossbeak! I very rarely see them here in Virginia.
Your granddaughter is getting so tall. I love seeing the two if you enjoy your woods together.
Jack in the pulpit brings back childhood memories...good ones.
Happy Mother's Day to you..I will be in NY taking care of my Mom, who is having some cancer surgery. If you have any extra prayers hanging around...send them her way ;->
Enjoy the weekend
janet xox
Happy to hear that health is returning to your family members...
I am at the same time educated and entranced by your pictures and commentary. How diverse and glorious God's creation! It's a virtual breath of fresh air for me to tour your woods via your camera.
Happy Mother's Day, Wanda.
Wanda, I love wild violets! they smell so good. we had them in our yard in Oregon, where I grew up. I am glad things are getting better for you and your family.
How wonderful that things are a little brighter at your house. Must be all the prayers sent your way. I hope your son continues to improve.
Your post is just beautiful with all the wild flowers! You are so lucky to live in such a beautiful spot!! Love your posts!!...debbie
Hello,Wanda.
I am so pleased to know your family’s health problem have looked up. Now you enjoy your beautiful spring...the change of season going on! Your garden is always pleasant with many visitors and new growth of various lives. They smell so good and are coming to me!! I listen to the birds singing here.Your house surrounded by the green woods is always lovely!
Your posts have inspired me to look for small new lives and hidden beauties around me since I met you. Thank you so much, Wanda. Please have a nice weekend!
Tomoko.
I never fail to be impressed with your knowledge of green and growing things - not to mention your photos that you share with us lucky bloggers.
So glad to hear that your son and grandson are improving. You must feel a sigh of relief. I loved all the beautiful flowers. Do you every pick them to admire in your home?
Take care.
Smiles.
Wanda, I'm happy to see another post by you...love seeing all the wildflowers and that neat looking fungus. whatever's going on with your son/grandson, I pray they are going to be fine. Hugs to you! And, a very Happy Mother's Day!
I've been thinking of you, Wanda, and am relieved to get your good news about the Family. Your woods and property are so green and the wildflowers are plentiful. I just love both the look and smell of Lily of the Valley. I've never seen your stream run so high! Take care, Wanda and have a wonderful Mothers Day!
So glad that things are looking positive and that you are enjoying your beautiful spring and all the wonder of nature.
Good to hear your family is well and happy again.
Your place really is a beautiful dot in the universe!
Such a pretty post! And it really lifted my spirits to read that your family is doing well!
You've had your hands full.
And isn't it wonderful to have the Blessing of 'normalcy' return to your life and your family?
Your Spring photos are beautiful.
Our weather is better, and the lilacs out back have finally bloomed, but we get a day or two of nice weather and then it's cold, windy, rainy, and raw for a few days!
These past few years we've had no real Spring and no real Fall, we go from Winter to Summer and back to bitter Winters again. Oh well, I guess that's nothing to complain about (but, of course, I do!).
It's nice to see a post from you, Wanda, I've missed our walks!
Love and Prayers,
Eileen
PS ~ I love the bird photos (at the feeder and the mourning doves) and your home photo, and of course, Alivia!
Oh Wanda what a wonderful post. Just knowing that everyone is getting healthy, seeing beautiful Alivia and all of your wonderful phots makes my heart much lighter. Welcome back my friend, you have been missed.....:-)Hugs
Oh, shoot Wanda,
here I was leaving you a long 'ol message & I seemed to have erased it! Well! I was saying that I am so happy to hear that the darkness is lifting... I know how we worry when a loved one is ill. I've been thinking about you & your family sending my best good wishes. Thanks for sharing your spring with us, Wanda. I think the doves are ignoring each other because they really like each other- like kids in school! Don't worry about the blogging- we'll always be around out here, and family concerns always come first. Take good care!
:)
Hi Wanda ~ Your spring flowers are beautifully blooming despite the rain!
We've had lots of rain and now cool weather... but your lily of the valley photos remind me to check on my own! I wonder what their progress is; last I looked they were just peeking out of the soil.
I'm so glad to hear that all is well with your son and grandson. I'm sure you feel the same lightness that springtime air inspires.
Thank you for posting, Wanda. I always love visiting. You have one of the loveliest blogs... so peaceful and serene. A perfect way to end my day.
♥ Maria
I am very happy to hear that your family's health problems are being resolved. You've had a long spell of dealing with health issues, and hopefully that difficult time is over for you. I know that you will hold your family extra close on Mother's Day.
Your spring walk was beautiful with so much new life. Your woods are full of very different flowers than grow here and it was a delight to see them. Our spring is far behind you, but today I saw the first Robin of the year, and other songbirds are showing up too. I see green shoots popping up in many of the plants in my flower beds, and soon everything will be green. Hooray for spring!
I'm so glad to hear that things are better all the way around for you and your family. Such gorgeous and glorious pictures. It's so much fun to see wildflowers we don't have here (as well as the ones we do have).
I saw our first black-headed grosbeak pair today. They'll summer over and I'll get to watch babies fledge, something I anticipate eagerly. I'm pretty sure your grosbeak in a rose-breasted, which we don't have here either. Lucky you!
What fabulous flowers and birds. Wishing you and your family good health.
Wanda, I'm so glad to hear that your anxiety about your son's and your grandson's health has been eased a little. I hope things continue to improve. Your photos are beautiful, as always. We were visited today by two male rose-breasted grosbeaks and one female. We watched them for a long time at the feeder. They are so beautiful!
I am so glad that the health issues for your son and grandson have improved. Your photos are beautiful and I feel relieved for you knowing that things are better and that you can get out with Olivia. Hope you have a great Mothers day. Bernie is right we have missed you. all the best to you and your family, sending prayers your way. hugs.
Thank you God for healing! I will continue to pray for healing and comfort...now about that spring~ the flowers are gorgeous and one of my favorite things about spring; the wild flowers. The trilliums are beautiful, especially the pinks.
Thanks for a beautiful post!
Glad things seem a bit better! More prayers continue for your son and YOU! This Mother's Day, I'm sue you are thanking God especially for just being a MOM! I am too!!
Beautiful photos Wanda! Thanks for sharing with us. Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day!
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So glad your worries have been eased. As usual, your woods look like heaven to me!
Yicks! Your seriously behind on posting and I'm seriously behind of visiting. I didn't realize!!! Forgive me...I have been in my own little world.
As I look at all those beautiful flowers I think those could grow in my woods. We are surrounded like you. Now I know what to try to grow or as my husband says bury...I have a black thumb...:( but do try.
Best news ever about your son and grandson! Even though I have not visited I have been praying. I'm so happy you and Alivia can get back to whats really important. :)
xoxo,
Good to hear. And it's certainly Spring on your blog. Nice photos!
These are beautiful pictures to start my weekend too, sweet Wanda!
Have a lovely weekend o xx o
This was the most lovely post.
Thank you so much.
Joey
I'm happy to read that things are looking up in your world!
You have an amazing knowledge of wildflowers. I have trilliums in my yard, but mine are dark reddish purple.
I'm so glad that things are looking better for your son and grandson.
You have such a wonderful array of wildflowers around the area where you
live, many of them expensive purchases at garden centres in the UK! Hope the dreadful flooding that we are hearing about isn't affecting your area. I'm a little hazy about where the Mississipi passes through.
Thank you for the lovely hike through the woods. I love seeing so many flowers which I didn't know of! Jack-in-the-Pulpit is a great name for this flower. Do you actually grow paw-paws? My daughter in Australia have them in her garden and we had them in Indonesia. Is a garter snake poisenous? Very nice post, Wanda.
I'm so glad that things are looking up, Wanda. You've been in my thoughts.
Here enjoying your beautiful post a second time...you pack in too much for only a single visit! Besides, I always LOVE stopping here and enjoying the woods and all you share so generously with us.
I hope things are continuing to improve and that your lovely carefree smile is back!
Lots of love for a whole new week! Glad your son is doing well, Wanda o xx o
Such a beautiful post!
I loved it!
So glad to know that your son will be ok ....that's a blessing!
Hi Wanda! OH dear I am so behind again and just reading this didn't even realize your son had surgery! I hope all is well with him. It doesn't get any easier does it....our children will always be "our children" and I can't tell you how each night my prayers just get longer and longer praying for my dear family (children) and friends. We all need each others prayers. We just do. That's what makes our friendships so special. As a mother....I wish you well and hope your prayers are answered. hugs...
Such a beautiful post, so glad things are looking up for your son and grandson. Your photos are eye candy for sure, beautiful! We have had a cold wet spring also.
Hi Wanda, just popping in to say hello and to wish you all the best. hope all is well. hugs,
Hi Wanda, I enjoyed my walk in the woods with you.
The flowers are so abundant aren't they, let Nature have he way and she rarely disappoints!
Glad you son and grand son are on the mend.
Alivia is growing so tall..
hugs
xx
So glad to see you back Wanda!
As always, you have the most beautiful photos. I love the trilliums...just gorgeous!
We had the rose-breasted grosbeaks here too!! Aren't they just gorgeous?
I'll continue to keep your family in my prayers...
Love to you...Jerelene
Just stopping in to say Hello and look at your photos again. They are so beautiful!
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