Promises and Changes

April's sunrises have been golden at times...

strikingly bright...with vivid pinks and blues

...or just peaceful with soft pastel hues.

Monday's sunrise was like a promise of things to come...

just like this hummingbird feeder

shouted "Summer" to me when I first saw it.

My back porch was in need of it...

because I know the promise of warmer days...

means the return of Hummingbirds!

The alternating sunny warm and cold wet days of

April have made things grow around here...

leading to the familiar summer sound of a...

lawnmower in use here by Herhusband!

The warmth and the rain has helped the Naked Ladies...



so called because the green foliage dies back...

without blooming...

with the promise of flowers...in late July...

when they change into this...




Meanwhile we have the wild violets to enjoy!




Between the rain showers I find time for small walks...

like the one I took last week with Alivia...



over to the ridge with the fallen tree...

that slowly sinks closer to the ground every year.

Most of the grandchildren have played on it.



I went there again this week.....alone...

well I thought I was alone...

but you're never alone in the woods...

there's always the promise of something near...



and this deer wasn't alone either...

I found time for a few photos of such things as ...

a perched Chipping Sparrow...

a Mocking Bird...

and an elephant...

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or what I thought looked like one...

Can't you visualize the dark eyes...droopy ears...

and...

the lonnngggg trunk!

Since you saw the elephant...can

you now see the face on this rock in my garden?...

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Speaking of rocks...there's some in my house...

that look like this...

and if you're good at ...

changing them around...

I promise you...

the broken pieces...

change into this.

Speaking of broken...our van is parked

under the back porch...

with a broken brake line...

but Herhusband can fix it.

And speaking of back porch...I was out there

trying to capture the sun...

through the opening in this little

decorative feature there...

and later that day...guess what changed?...

the sun suddenly disappeared...

and it started to "hail."

It shows up better here...in the front yard.

With in 15 minutes...it just as suddenly...

changed back to this...

which leaves me no doubt about Nature's...

ability and promise...

to change this...

and this...

into this!

That's what April showers promise and change!

Make the Day Better

Yesterday, St. Patrick's Day, was a little hazy!

We were out early to do some yard work.

"Herhusband" managed to rake the drive with the tractor...

"Herhusband" is my husband!"

and I managed to rake some leaves...and

we both managed to place them in the trailer

and Herhusband hauled them to a compost pile.

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By the afternoon the haze faded and some things


were looking a little greener...


like the grass in the field by the barn...

and the tree in which this Tufted Titmouse sat...

as he watched me ! Can you see him?
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Our lunch had a little extra green in it too yesterday!
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This morning however...started differently with a beautiful

"Golden Sunrise"
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What could possibly make the day better?
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Maybe...a clear blue sky with
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wispy...feathery...white clouds... .

that were changing as fast as I could

snap the camera!

Maybe...the day could be made better...


with the yellow gold...


of the blooming daffodils...

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you can see here very close up!

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Maybe...these Canadian Geese in the bright blue sky

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above these golden lit trees would make the day better...
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But...what would really make my day "better".....

...is what I have been watching for.....

...the Bluebirds to return!

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As you can see they did...and my day did get.....better!
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A Hazy Bluebird!!!
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