.....In the Early Morning Light

In the early morning light...

is when I like to take my walks.

Shadows are long and it's cool...

although some mornings

have no shadows at all!

You can see the changes...

taking place in the field....

from the freshly cut circle...

to a little green growth.

Now...

there's even more length to that grass...

~

...and the Wild Cherry...

and Locust trees...

that shade the bench...

are in bloom.

~

Wild Cherry blossoms are thick!





There's a fragrance of Honeysuckle...

from where it grows close by.






The Locust blooms are heavy this year!






The Blackberry vines...

with their blossoms...are filled!





They all look whiter and glow...

in early morning light!



~


Light enhances this Mayapple...

just at the edge of the woods.






As I walk...

deeper into the shade...

they have covered the ground.

Nearby

...I question

...how this hole came to be!

I always...

end up with a deer path to follow.

This one takes me past some fern...

and Wild Phlox...

growing in a well decayed log.

I've been here before...

there's the headless tree!

It's in an area...

where 3 weeks ago...

there was...

the first turtle of the season...

almost too hidden to see!

It's also where...this lonely...

one and only Morel...

stood out like a sore thumb!

No others were found!
I hope my small kitchen garden

is more productive than that.

~
We've put up a small fence...

just like Jain's...

hoping to discourage the squirrels!

Doves...

claimed it before we even finished...

it must make them feel safe.

Billy the Bluebird...

thinks it's his too!

He sits on it daily!

His mate Bernie stays close...

to their house!

The Red-shouldered Hawk

is forever in view....

sometimes perched...
or...

just flying through!

He does however...

spend most of his time...

searching the field...

for what he might find!

~enlarge to see him~

~enhanced him a bit for easier spotting~

~
One afternoon...

these two came down on their bikes.

~g'daughters Amanda & Alivia~


I followed them through the field...

...and
photographed Amanda...

photographing Alivia.

After...

a short walk in the woods...

they went home...

and...

I had a lunch of...

a salad and shrimp...

~

and no...

I did not eat all that cheese...

just shavings!

But I did have...

Hazelnut Coffee and...

a whole grain snack!

~

Another time...

in the early morning light...

...you can see

shadows playing on...
a small group of stones...

where

Lily of the Valley...

makes it's home.

A few feet away...

on my morning walk...

another turtle I found...

but...

in his shell...he stayed.

I discovered...

a new flowering tree...

it's a Viburnum...

I've never seen it bloom here before.

It's growing wild in several places.

Look close...

you'll see a bug!

This...

is a Wild Geranium...

in the side yard..

and...

there happens to be something

on this bloom too!

~photos enlarge~

So...

I imagine...

there's

lot's of small creatures

in these

weeds by the house!

I

just take photos...

of whatever I find...

or

whatever arrives...

~

...like the arrival this Spring...

of the...

Rose-breasted Grosbeak!

You know what else arrived?

~

A basket of birds...

~

...four baby Robins...

in the rafters of the carport.

Aren't they cute?

~

And...
here's a cute heart...

that grew in a tree...

But...

this next one...

even...

in the early morning light...

~

a bit ugly...

it just may be!

Till next time.....Wanda♥

.....Spring Time

It's apple blossom time here in the field!

.

Like the Dogwood this year...
the trees are heavy with blooms!





There must be a thousands...
of these little pink buds...
.




...that slowly open.....up to blooms.
.


.
.


Another tree had paler buds.....
.
.




...that now appear so very white!







The raspberry vines.....
on the fence in the field...
though rapidly growing...
they have yet to bloom.






The Lilac blooms...
were at their best!
These now...
can be found on my desk.





Leaving the field...
and crossing the drive...
we come to the Iris...
a place where they thrive.

Walking from there...

and going west...

takes you to...

the south side of the house...

...where a bed of purple Violets...

compete for your eye...

...with the Bleeding Hearts along the side!

Walking along...

to the back of the house...

Dogwood and Red Bud

compete here too!

Morning Doves

must like the view...

they're often seen here...

just like these two...

from high above...

you can hear them coo!

Back here too...

at the base of a tree...

you can find

Jack-in-the-Pulpit...

there's actually three!

I gently opened one...

for inside...to see!

Just what is this?

It's a May Apple shoot...

imprisoned by a leaf...

One usually looks...

more like this...

...with it's flower...

well hidden beneath!

What do you think this is?
I know it's too dark!

I then used a flash...

which made it too stark!

It's a Paw paw bloom....

which I hope bares fruit.

It's photo

generally appears...
considerably more cute.

What do you think...

this might be?

You just might smile...

when you see.

They're like
'miniature potatoes'...

found at the end...
of Spring Beauties!

I trusted...

The Grizzled Scribe...

and tried them myself...

after scrubbing their sides.

I browned them in butter...

it was easy to do.

Added salt and pepper...

then...I bid them adieu!

Potato taste they had...

I did eat those few...

though they weren't bad...

my regular ones will do!

So Spring Beauties...

will stay in my yard.

Out back...

I often find this spring beauty...

riding her bike into the woods!

Andrew...

rides his dirt bike there too...

...it's where...

Deer can often be found...

coming up out of the woods...

at to the top of the hill.

Going over the hill to the valley below...

you can find Buckeye trees...

with their 'fiber optic' flowers

...that seem to glow!

~

Spring has encased the land and house...

The Dogwood blooms have reached their peak...

...with petals falling...

plus a flower or two...

nearing the end of their time.

It's sad...but true....
for sometimes we find...

...a Robin egg too!

Spring Time!