It's cold again this week...but at least the Daffodils are still blooming!
The Pileated Woodpecker, Gray Squirrel, Deer, and Eastern Bluebird don't seem to mind the change in temperature from the mid 60s to the low 40s.
On the warmer days last week...
Alivia and I returned to the creek just over the hill
on the south side of the house.
Alivia picked one of the first wildflowers produced by Spring.
There were many of them...but...
...the photo above is a little misleading...
as you can see below.....that flower was very tiny.
~all photos enlarge~
Alivia prefers to walk in the creek bed...
to look for fossils and odd shaped or pretty rocks...
but is still willing to explore the trees and logs along the edge.
Some of the heart-shaped rocks we found were small...
while others were Huge.
This is Alivia's A-shaped grapevine on the hillside...
just over the hill from the fenced garden in the field...
...not much going on there...
YET...
BUT...
given several weeks.....Spring will produce this...
...or even this...in just a few weeks...
as seen from the top of the hill early last Spring.
The seond day of Spring this year brought a big production...
of heavy rain and hail during a thunderstorm.
The drive looked like a creek of running water.
Maybe all that moisture will put some leaves on the bare trees...leaves that will camouflage that cell tower on the far hill...although leafless trees can produce interesting though stark photos.
On a solitary walk on one of the warmer days....
an extremely sweet scent filled the air.
Sap was seeping from this tall tree...around which...
butterflies were fluttering and scarlet mites were scurrying.
I think the tree looks like a lady with out-reaching arms and flowing hair.
I couldn't capture a photo of more than three butterflies...
...photo below has one in the air and two on the trunk.
~enlarges~
Just a few days ago...
the White Trout Lilies sprung up everywhere...
making for a lovely walk.
My orchid has several more blooms as well...
although it's inside it seems to know...
Spring is the time to produce.
I've produced a few meals for Herhusband and myself...
Salmon Shortcakes, Pasta and Rice dishes...
Pizza, Soups and Salads.
Smoothies, Zucchini Bread, Peach Desserts...
Sourdough Bread and Marbelized Cake
were enjoyed by us and the grandkids..
The "Springiest" production though is the Daffodils
that brighten the front yard...
last year's garlic and parsley coming up again...
and a little bowl of Hens and Chicks from my daughter.
Spring is Producing!
I wasn't going to mention this...
but might as well...
I'm a product of Spring too.
Tomorrow is my Birthday...
...don't ask which one though!
~ ♥ Wanda ♥ ~
but might as well...
I'm a product of Spring too.
Tomorrow is my Birthday...
...don't ask which one though!
~ ♥ Wanda ♥ ~
