These days

Saturday morning's sky was bright blue with countless white clouds.

It became a warm balmy day with a high of 75.....
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.....with no sign of Canadian Geese this time.......

but I did capture this jet leaving it's vapor trail through the trees...

Also through the trees, I spied this odd place where a squirrel

had taken advantage of a storm damaged tree and made a home...

...right at the top!
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Squirrels must like to be on top of things.....

...as here...on top of my small "inuksuk".....

...and here.....relaxing on top of a hanging pot on the back porch. .

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I guess squirrels also were enjoying the day.....

with all the beautifully shaped clouds and nice weather!







It was warm enough to have our spaghetti lunch.....

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...on the front porch!




But then...

Sunday morning...was a different story...with it's dark stormy clouds.


These days do change quickly!


But at least...it wasn't a snow storm I was looking at....


.... like this time last year.....through my front door.



Still...snow or not...what a difference a day makes...


.....even my walk in the woods.....


.....seemed less "springy".....
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with the overcast and autumn's leaves still clinging to young Beech trees!









This old dark decaying tree seemed to fit right in with the day's

threatening weather of a tornado watch!
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Then on my walk back toward home.....

a pair of Robins just sitting there...

waiting for spring too.....

.....another reminder that the Daffodils will bloom soon enough...

and that these days of blue skies do return!

Against the Sky

This morning's sunrise was at 7:02 a.m. I had just returned home
from putting grandsons on the school bus at their house.

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It was a warm breezy morning.....

so I went to the field with my camera.

The clouds were moving at a very swift pace.....

creating different patterns as they floated on by.

See if you can locate small black spot in the white area.....
. Click on the picture to enlarge.....

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This is what it is!

"a Turkey Vulture "



While in the field, I made a photo of this large Oak!

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It and a few others like it and several Hickory trees.....

are why we have a lot of spring cleanup to do every year.....

.....leaves and branches.....

We did manage to rake a few leaves and

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trim several ornamental grasses yesterday.

Here's the remnants in a wheel barrow to prove it.




After leaving the field.....


I stopped to check one of the older Bluebird houses....
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.....still no sign of Bluebirds.....


Disappointed again.........


but.....


while going back inside.....


I noticed.....

the breeze was creating music with my chimes.....

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so I took a photo of them against the sky.....


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Almost simultaneous, as I pointed camera to sky.....

....other sounds were blending in.....


not that of quietly chattering Bluebirds.....

but.....

that of loud honking geese.....

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"against the sky"


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A "sign" that soon I will be able to capture.....

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this.....against the sky.....




and later in the season.....


..... this against the sky!

Back Down The Drive

This morning's 7:05 sunrise was tinted lavender...like a hint of Spring.
Plus, warmer temperatures are predicted for a few days.....
which means more comfortable walks for me and our grandchildren.

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All 9 of our grandchildren live within walking distance;

some just take a little hike and cross a creek to get here.....

while others can come down this easier path to our home.
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Yes, that's a cemetery adjacent to our driveway.....

that they have to pass by.....on their way here.

It's an early 1800's cemetery.

Sometimes they don't even make it here.....

.....but end up in the field chasing butterflies like Amanda!
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This is granddaughter Katie and great niece Alicia

helping granddaughter Alivia, their cousin, down the drive.
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They gather here in the summer and sometimes play a game of corn hole .

That's Nick, Katie, Nathan, and Tori (not a grandchild...but Katie's cousin).
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Katie and Nick
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Most are all teenagers now,

except for Andrew and Dylan...

but when younger they all

had fun in this small pool.....

and often ended up on the back porch

......eating s'mores.....like Dylan here with

Jacob (another cousin, but not a grandchild).....

and sometimes they could be convinced that reviewing

some school work, with Grant's help.....could be fun!

I enjoy all of them coming to gramma's for

warm summer time fun, being all together .....
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or for cold winter time snowball fights.....
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or like Katie and Tori.....

to play monopoly... with Alivia looking on.....
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They can come and camp out in my living room anytime,
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or just for quick little visits...like Dustin.....

before they go.....back down the drive.
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Deer.....not grandchidren.....

going back down the drive!!!

Together!

Days are slowly getting longer, here this second day of March

the morning's sunrise was at 7:08 a.m. Getting closer to "Spring"...

but...

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March can surprise you, as last year when I saw this

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through my front window .....

I'm hoping by the end of March, this will be the view from that window!

There is no school today, due to teacher's in service day,

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so grandsons Andrew and Dylan will be spending it with us.

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They can walk through the woods to get to our home.

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I often go down to the creek with them.....

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notice last year's trillium and fern on the hillside....
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and these are some large old trees uprooted

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during a storm a few years back....
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on which they always climb

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and explore, by reaching into places.....I never would.....


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The logs come in handy to cross over the creek.....

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or just to sit on....."together".....

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together at the creek last fall.....
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"together"

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as they always seem to be.....





as you can see!



Together!

As I hope they'll always be!

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