Sunday Safari

The Dogwoods are in full bloom.

I wrote in my garden journal, "Dogwoods at peak bloom."

The Hairy Woodepeckers look like
very large Downy Woodpeckers.

There is a pair that come to the nut feeders.

The temperatures are unseasonably warm.

The tulips are at peak bloom too.

                                            I love the way the sun light shines through the petals.

I love the shadows.

There are many varieties of tulips in the gardens.

I plant daffodiles around them to protect them from the rabbits.

The white lilacs on the east side of the house
 are just beginning to open.

I knew by the scent that drifted around the house
to my perch on the south deck
 they were opening.

The French Lilacs are also just beginning to lure.

Spring is rushing in.

Lace wings have emerged.

Each day another bloom.

I have lots of work to do in the gardens.

I refreshed the Baltimore Oriole's nectar feeder.

Many of the fruit eating birds like grape jelly.

The Baltimore Orioles are very fond of it.

I want to be ready for when they arrive.

My neighbor came by.

She told me Hummingbirds were spotted in our area.

I filled the feeder.

Summer bird care is as involved as Winter.

The nesting boxes are still empty.
Wood Bees are checking them out.

The cardinals are rebonding.

I found another color of Wild Violet
in the back lawn.
There are five different colors now.

The dandelion roots have dried.
I will grind them for tea.
I see there are more dandelions in the yard to harvest.

The hawks are soaring.

Diane Arckerman is my new
favorite writer.

Reading her books has made me a better person.
I look forward to the next page.
I think we could be very good friends.
She likes bugs too.
Happy Sunday Safari.