If the sun peeks out later today, logs might be filled with turtles sunning themselves on a warm spring day.
Enjoying the Sun
Picture of the Day for May 4, 2016
Thunder was heard yesterday afternoon, but there was not much rainfall from it and the sun would peek out in between the light rain shower. Walking through a waterfall would provide a cold shower, even if the waterfall wasn’t a big one.
Behind the Falls
Picture of the Day for May 3, 2016
My lawn was full of yellow color from the dandelions, but some other yellow could be found in the ditches and other wet area as the Marsh Marigolds are in bloom right now. A blossom can produce up to two hundred seeds and when its seed pod open, it forms a splash cup so that when a raindrop hits the wall of the seed cavity, the seeds are expelled. And as the plants are often growing in or near water, the seeds have a spongy tissue which allows them to float on the water so the seeds can wash up on land to grow.
Golden Yellow from the Marsh Marigolds
Picture of the Day for May 2, 2016
The butterflies return in the spring like the wildflowers and the summer birds. The several Red Admiral have returned and some of them have rested on my pant legs. I’m not if they think they will be safe from the cats or if it is the extra body heat from me as the sun goes down.
Return of the Red Admiral
Picture of the Day for May 1, 2016
In the era when a majority of adult children lived in a fairly close radius around their parents, Sundays often included dinner at grandma’s house. But now families are scattered around the country and world, so the weekly visit to the grandparents are no longer common as recreation and other activities fill the Sundays instead. It doesn’t look like this old house has had a Sunday dinner for a while.
No More Sunday Dinners
Picture of the Day for April 30, 2016
A cloudy morning is keeping the blue sky hidden but there is some blue and with pink tones in the Virginia Bluebells which are currently blooming in the woods giving nectar to the butterflies. The blossoms start out in pink but when it matures and ready for pollination, it increases its alkalinity to change the red pigmentation into blue pigmentation, a color that is much more attractive to pollinators.
The Blue of Virginia Bluebells
Picture of the Day for April 29, 2016
The little house wrens returned more than a week ago, but you didn’t hear their loud singing during the cold, rainy week. Now that the sun returned today, the yard is filled with their song again and soon they will start building their nests. The House Wren has one of the largest ranges of any songbird in the New World so many yards see the fierce little warrior.
Noisy Little Bird
Picture of the Day for April 28, 2016
Even though it is just barely above freezing this morning, the precipitation falling right now is snow so the white seen on the ground maybe snow or the little Wood Anemones. The plant tends to grow in thick mats, spreading via rhizomes and a single plant can take five years or longer to bloom. When the sun is out, the blossoms will open up wide like a rounded pointed star, but with the lack of sun, they close up tight.
Other White Besides Snow
Picture of the Day for April 27, 2016
April showers bring more than May flowers, as it will also bring May planting and the field by this barn will eventually be sown when the ground warms up. But with snow in the forecast tonight and tomorrow, the soil won’t warm much in the next few days. This old wooden barn has a nice paint job but it isn’t a hundred years old yet as it was built in 1931.
Red Sentinel
Picture of the Day for April 26, 2016
A walk in the woods might reveal more than just wildflowers, including some alien looking things. Some fern fronds have emerged but haven’t unfurled yet so they have a creepy look yet.
Aliens in the Woods
