Sunday Safari

The poppies are opening

as are the peonies

and iris.

The butterfly bush has blooms.

The chamomile is ready to harvest.

Baby bunny tried to get into the spinach but we have it protected this year. The bunnies can eat clover.
The spinach is for the humans.

A cold front has come in.

Too cold for bugs.

I sat out with the birds wrapped up in my blanket.

I wore my jacket, hat and gloves.

The wind is a fresh breeze out of the north with temperatures in the upper 40's, brrr....

The Cat birds are nesting.

This past week we had over an inch of rain

but the winds have dried up the bird baths.

I refilled them twice.

We have had 40 different species of birds in the gardens
 since May 1st.

Lots of males and females. Lots of babies.

I am studying and

making plans for our road trip.

I finished preparing for the workshop we are attending this week
on native pollinators.

Today is our son-in-love's birthday.
We sent a small gift.
We will celebrate his birthday with our daughter's
when we visit next month.

We have birthday wishes.

I have been doing some research on places to go
while in Portland, Oregon.
I am excited.

I am packing my book bag.
I want to see the birds, bugs and blooms of the
Pacific Northwest.

When we leave Portland we will head south.

We will visit our son and daughter- in- love.
They know all sorts of wonderful fossil places.

It is a long
Fossil Freeway we travel.
I hope to be home for summer solstice
unless we get involved in a dig!

Wish me luck!
Happy Sunday Safari.