Long Time Gone

The last time I shared the life of the gardens nighttime temperatures were below freezing and there was snow on the ground.

Now windows are opened both day and night while the cacophony of bird songs overwhelm one’s sense of hearing.

Babies are born, flowers grow and vegetables harvested.

The gardens are another year older as are its inhabitants …

Parrot Tulip

Bearded Iris

Mourning Dove

Robin family

Baltimore butterfly

Juvenile Grey Squirrel

Eastern Cottontail rabbit

 

 

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Turkey Vultures Down the Road

Not far from the family of fox photographed the beginning of the month a trio of Turkey Vultures braved strong wind gusts to bask in the mid-spring sun

 

                      Interested in learning more?  Check out The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds                                                 Just click on the link below

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Not in My Garden

As beautiful as these elusive creatures are I prefer they continue their hunting practice across the stream in their woodland garden.  Unfortunately I have seen their paw prints in the newly fallen snow along garden paths on my side of the stream!

A Garden Walk – Upper Gardens

Each new year adds another layer of nuance to the gardens

A view of our home looking south

Beds are expanded, new plants arrive and others return to the soil

Foundation planting – Northern Exposure

The one constant is the organic nature of life  – change

Kitchen garden and potting shed, formally a smokehouse

Nothing remains static

Larkspur and Climbing Polka by the road at entrance to driveway

Even garden architecture will show the signs of age

Newest addition to the gardens

Months of preparation morph into months of maintenance

Flower emerging on a Dill weed plant

The life of a gardener

Beauty in the Details

Melting snow on a Spicebush branch. Beauty in the details.

Enchantment

Whether braving the heat of the summer

or walking the frozen  landscape  of winter

The garden offers  sanctuary to all who enter

Come, walk through the garden with me . . .

Iridescent Cloud

After a walk in sub-freezing temperatures, Maddie and I took a moment to relax.  Upon looking skyward, I saw an iridescent pink cloud on an otherwise canvas of blue. 

I understand why people believe in signs!

This iridescent cloud was observed on January 26, in the western sky at approximately 3:10 PM.

For further information please see:  www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/irid1.htm

Iridescent cloud beginning to dissipate