Another “Throwback Thursday” image is an old wooden barn, as new wooden barns are rare since they have been replaced by metal buildings instead. This barn, which was my grandfather’s, has seen more than a hundred years. It has heard the laughter of children playing in the hayloft, the grunts of farmers stacking hay and the moos and meows of cows and cats sheltered inside.
Barn of the Past
The below normal temperatures yesterday would have made a chilly walk along the lake shore and it is not a lot warmer today yet. And you would want to be quick grabbing a pretty rock out of the water since the water temperature is only 37ºF today.
Chilly Beach Walk
Patches of white can be seen on the ground but at least it isn’t snow, but white from all the blossom petals of the flowering trees which the strong winds blew off yesterday.
Apple Blossoms Before the Winds
The critters are enjoying the dry day before the rain moves in. This rabbit was busy grazing on my lawn but he has a lot of dandelions to left to eat.
Busy Bunny
Day might have started off with breakfast in bed for some mothers on this Mother’s Day. Flowers and other gifts may be waiting as surprise or a nice dinner out. Some may take a slow Sunday drive through the country side to view the pretty blossoms of the trees which recently opened in the last few days.
Sunday Country Drive
The lakes and rivers have extra activity today as people on the other end of hooks and line are hoping to catch a big fish on the opening day of the fishing season.
Trying to Catch a Fish
On a very warm May day, it is hard to think about May snow storms that can occur but hopefully we will avoid that this year and the only white on the ground is from wildflowers. The Great White Trillium is blooming and I was able to get a couple of pictures before the deer eat them. Trilliums are a favorite of deer and the blossoms get smaller if the deer continue to graze on them and some of mine which have been eaten several years in a row won’t have blossoms this year.They don’t bother the Nodding Trilliums very much as the blossom hangs underneath but the large blossom of these are hard to miss.
Surviving Great White Trilliums
If the sun peeks out later today, logs might be filled with turtles sunning themselves on a warm spring day.
Enjoying the Sun
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
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
