Sitting and Watching

After a few warm days...the daffodils were greeted by

a chilly morning yesterday...on our first day of Spring.

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We've had nice days for watching...not only the birds...

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but the clouds.

There were some rather strange looking ones...

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What do you see in this cloud?

Maybe this...

What ever it is...it looks sad to me!

I on the other hand...was very happy that day to see

my granddaughter Amanda and Bronson.


Bronson is Amanda's boy friend...
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he was visiting from Georgia during his spring break.


On Thursday, I met Alivia half-way up the drive...

She brought her backpack along for our walk...

We ended up sitting in the swing first.





While there a rather large jet passed overhead...




We watched it fade in the distance while
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Grampa was cutting the tall dried grass in the field.




We then took our walk down to the other end of the field...



ended up at another place to do some sitting for a while...



on a bench...my son Steve made.


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In the field we saw...
a young locust tree with really sharp thorns...
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and this common cockle-bur plant...

also known as Velcro!

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-click to enlarge photos-

As we were leaving...Alivia left some of her banana

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in the hollow of a tree...for the squirrels to eat.

Then yesterday...the first day of Spring...

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we watched our grandson Dustin come down the drive.....

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and then later we had our first strawberry pie of the season!

Spring!!!

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!

click most photos to enlarge


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!
click photos to enlarge



A Hazy Bluebird!!!
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Green Things

Happy St.Patrick's Day...

I know it's not a Leprechaun...but it is...Green!

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A green dragon...
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that my daughter Annette made for

a summer reading program at the local library where she works.

There's a lamp shade...

a large trash can with wheels...for mobility

and other strange objects I can't remember...
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under all that paper mache!
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She's very talented in many different artistic ways!
She also keeps me supplied with library books!

This is us "Several" years ago flying a kite in the field!
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Four leaf clovers are associated with March 17th...right?

Plus...they're green!
...or at least most are...


This little plastic box contains a few...
found over 25 years ago...they are not green!



For my birthday back in 1999...

Annette gave me a nature journal...



I jotted down notes about the different birds or
animals I saw and the timing of their return each year. .


I kept track of the greening of the field and
flowering of the trees and plants!

Little by little... it became the keeper of
4 leaf clovers the grandchildren...I...and others found.






Remember.....if we hadn't found...picked...and

and saved them...


this bunny would have eaten them!


Click to enlarge...there may be some there yet to find....


...in all that green....


...but I doubt it...




because my journal has 58 pages of 4 leaf clovers!






These are...




just...




a few...





Eventually...I had to start another journal...

As soon as it greens up and Spring fully arrives...

I'm sure more will be found...picked...and saved.

As you can easily see...Katie finds the most!

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I'll end with another look at the...jolly green dragon...

"Leprechaun Substitute"

Enough to Eat

Don't these pansies look almost good enough to eat!

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They were a gift from a friend..

For years now...I have been meeting with several

friends from my grade school days...

...those days would be back in the 50's...

...anyway...

we get together once a month for lunch...

and celebrate...

the birthdays of that month.

This was my and friend Marty's month...

so I received pansies for my garden yesterday...

plus all of these nice presents...

although my birthday isn't until the end of March.

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There were dish towels,
a journal, note pads, Harry and David Salsa,
lotion for body and feet, homemade slippers, homemade cookies
and caramels...and a caramel scented candle.

It is always fun spending a few hours with them

...talking and getting more than enough to eat...

at our local diner...

gifts or no gifts!

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Thank you Barb, Bobbie, Betty, Beverly, Cheryl, Marty,

and Bernice(Barb's Mom)
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Now...
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...look at this photo of my very fat little Carolina Wren friend!
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...looks like it's been getting enough to eat...
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and this large muscular deer raiding our birdfeeder again!

I'm sure she's getting enough to eat...
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and
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this morning I spied a few turkeys back in the woods...
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They show up off and on all year...

sometimes as many as 15 or more!

They too appear very plump and healthy!

Everyone seems to be getting enough to eat this
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past winter...
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including me!
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This dinner was salmon shortcakes...
red potatoes with mixed vegetables...
and a biscuit!