Watching and learning

                                                         The Baltimore Orioles like grapes.

                                                       I serve the seedless red variety.

                                                They like the grapes so very much

                                         they will come up on to the deck.

                                                   Today we had 6 Baltimore Orioles.

                                                          The male Northern Cardinal

                                                                 watched the Orioles.

                                                     He also enjoys the grapes now.

                                                    The birds learn from each other.

                                                          I learn from the birds.

Sunday Safari

                                                                   It is cool and cloudy.
                                                      I went bug hunting in my backyard.
                                                                       

I looked in the Painted Daisies,

no bugs!

One lonely bee was in the white azaleas.

                                           The Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks kept an eye on me.

The White-Crowned Sparrow also was hunting for bugs.

There are over 40 different species of birds in the backyard.

I only saw one bee today!

                                           Mocking bird always finds the meal worms.

                                                              Happy Mother's Day!

Tulip Time

We attended a tulip festival
In Pella, Iowa.

We listened to Tulip Time radio.

There were thousands of tulips
in bloom.

This yellow tulip was developed for Pella, Iowa


by growers in Holland.






It is named, "Pella".

This charming town is proud of its

Dutch heritage.

We also attended a Kite Festival!

My mind is full of tulips and kites!

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks

The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
are exotic.

Three males and three females
came today.

The females are not as shy as
the males.

They only stay for a few weeks in the spring.

I am so thrilled they remembered my backyard!

ABC Wednesday "P"

Peonies...

Poppies...

Potatoes...

Pink...Purple

Purple...

Pink...

Pines...

                                                                              Phlox...

Peas...

Petals...

Polphemus...

Pure Pleasure...

Happy ABC Wednesday!

Birds and blooms

The Gold Finches
are known as wild canaries.

Their song is sweet.

                                                                                                                  

                                            The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have returned.

                                         

A male greeted me this morning when I opened the backdoor.

                                                           A female came for breakfast.

                                                             The Lupine are blooming,

                                                               as are the Chamomile.

                                                        I shall dry some for winter tea.

Sunday Safari

Cheryl from My Wildlife Sanctuary
and I went on Safari today.

We hunt bugs!

She went to her Apple Tree

and I went to the Missouri River.

I hunted in my yard for bugs this morning.

Mr. Bumbles was in the lavender.

We had trapped an opossum over night.

We went to the river park to release him.

The Eight-spotted Forester grabbed my attention.

She is a dainty moth.
She is found in the spring and again in August.

The Baltimore Orioles were in the trees.

The Cabbage Whites were flying. Cheryl and I hope to go on Sunday Safari all summer.
Do hope you will join us.

It's May, it's May!

The ribbons of the May Pole
dance in the breeze.

The Rhododendron is in full bloom.

The Lilly of the Valley are ringing.

The Dandelion clocks tell us it is time.

It is May!
The fairies sing!