Hummingbird Visiting

Anna's likes my forsythia. 

It is flying away as I move. 

Daffodils

This year there are a lot more daffodils that we had last year. 

They have spread all over the area, also on the other side of Oakwood.

Pair of Towhees

Pair of towhees in the St John's Wort plants. 

 

Camas Flowers

I found lots of camas starts. 

Cat and Squirrel Visit

Oliver looked in on me yesterday.

Today a squirrel stopped briefly. 

Forest Surveying

Surveyors in the forest. 

 

A Nest in a Tree

This nest has lots of sticks in it. 

It is next to the fence on the north side of the preserve. 

Barred Owl in Preserve

Dave and Jeanne Spangler saw this owl twice in the same area. 

I have not seen an owl yet!!

Near the short trail to the end of Bowthorpe.

The Big Native Dogwood

Flower buds are developing.

It will be a mass of white flowers.

The tree does not look healthy.

With dogwoods on April 30 last year. 

Mushrooms and Moss

This old stump is a beautiful setting of moss and mushrooms.

I took several chunks to my back corner garden.

 

White Violets

I took a nice rooted piece of this native 'wood alba' viola.

I put it in the preserve where the old house was located. 

Stones are in the middle of the picture.

Friends by the Daffodils.

Dave and Lola, Mel and Gizmo, Bill and Poppy. 

A Path to the Snowdrops

From the clump by the tree, a path straight into the snowberry.

Scattered snowdrops here, debris all around this area.

Two clumps off to the right. 

These appear to be double snowdrops. 

Hike Around Capital Lake

We saw this river otter enjoying the sunshine.

The daffodils in the preserve this morning.

 

Where Are the Double Snowdrops?

From the patch of doubles by the tree, back near one of those two trees. 

They are hard to see from a distance. 

 

Potted Some Double Snowdrops

These are 2 little bunches of double snowdrops.

For Gayle's and Dorothy's birthdays. 

More Double Snowdrops

I found 3 more areas to the left of the house with double snowdrops.

These were buried under blackberry bushes.

These were mostly in small clumps.

They were spread out over a wide area. 

Daffodils in the Preserve

The row is turning yellow!

These all are doubles. 

They are so pretty. 

More Wood Pieces

This piece is next to the pond at the front of the garden. 

More Snowdrops by Old House

These were under a rock, don't know if these are snowdrops.

Two lone flowers in the center of the house location.

These two clumps are on the right side of the house area.

These are the doubles under the tree on the left of the house.

One Wood Duck at the Pond

I noticed that this duck was bobbing it's head as it paddled.

When I looked closer I saw it was a wood duck.