Showing posts with label American Robin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Robin. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

A Walk on the Wild Side

It's March, can you believe it? 
I'm not happy that the year is flying by,
but the signs of spring I find around me make me want to dance.

The Hollow is coming back to life.





Most branches are still bare, but the redbuds are getting the party started.




Mourning doves are back, greeting me on my morning walk... 



...and cooing their mournful song from the trees.



There's been enough rain to keep Max's favorite pool open.



And he's not the only one enjoying it.



Adventurous and hardy Prairie Verbena is always one of the first to emerge and last to disappear.



American Robins have decided they like the Hollow and are lingering a bit.



Our little front yard (home of the bird feeder) is becoming a popular hang-out for the neighborhood critters like this squirrel.



I don't know why this Mexican Jay is giving me the Evil Eye.



A small party of fluffy American Sparrows arrived and posed for me. 

I'll share more of them tomorrow. 

What signs of spring are you finding?

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Walking in the Country with Boy and Dogs

Middle son came home a few weekends ago. 
 I had a rare Sunday afternoon free of work or other obligations... 



...so of course we took a long walk with the puppies (and my camera.)


Doesn't this look like an oasis?


Robins and yellow flowers...



...spring must be just around the corner! 




Daniel took me on a path I'd never walked before and showed me these huge vines.
Amazing!


I spotted the hole in that tree and took this shot with my zoom to get a closer look. 

It reminds me of, ahem, certain body parts. Am I the only one? 
It kind of goes along with the tree in this post, doesn't it?.



Does anyone know what these little pom-poms are? I love them. 
It's like the tree is having a party.



Belle lounging in the dirt



Daniel, the sweet and kind and funny...and all grown-up.

Sigh.

P.S. Many thanks to Hilary at The Smitten Image for bestowing a Post of the Week on this post and this post of mine! Two in one week! You can only imagine how big my head is right now! Be sure to visit Hilary, see her beautiful photography, and read the other Posts of the Week. 


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