Spring Watch

It's not just new flowers blooming,

that mean spring around here.

It's squirrels gathering nesting material,

and  the new evergreen growth 

with it's fresh lime green color.

I love the contrasting green colors.

  

It's the shiny new green on the Red Bud.

  Most people don't see the sun, soil, bugs,

seeds, plants, moon, water, clouds, and wind

 the way gardeners do.  quote / saying by Jamie Jobb

It's the crows nesting in several trees on our hillside,

and gliding past our windows.

  I'm determined to have the camera ready

as they land on the deck rail and check out their

surroundings before hopping down to the bird bath.

It's the hummingbird territorial wars, and

  jack rabbits hopping about in the early morning.

It's finding evidence of bears visiting during the night.

You really don't want a photo of that ~~ scat.

I almost forgot to mention

our most frequent visitors.

Deer.

 Oh dear.

It's garden chores.

Uh ~ lots of those.

 It's having lunch out on the kitchen porch

while watching the comings and goings of the wild life.

It's seeing what's new, and what needs to be done. 

Sometimes I'd rather close my eyes.

Who in the world  thought

(previous owners thank you very much)

 ivy and vinca minor were worth planting,

and for that matter ~

 Mother Nature gave us poison oak.

Why oh Why?

 Everywhere I look on the property

there's another project that needs doing,

which sometimes is overwhelming,

 but  with one bitty step at a time

it's getting there.

  I'm not forgetting to appreciate  how green it is.

It's lovely.

  A garden is a place to feel the beauty of solitude.

quote/saying by Bob Barnes.