I've been absent for too long and must admit, I was a little out of sorts with all the current events happening here and in the world right now. I suspect I'm not the only one. But it's time to take back our lives and get back to doing what we do! Thankfully, warm days arrived, igniting my fondness of being in the garden. I feel blessed that I can walk around freely on our property and enjoy nature. Mother Nature hasn't stopped for a moment while all the lock downs and stay in place orders have been restricting our lives.
Spring actually came a little early and everything is now green and lush. We had more than our share of rain over the past couple of months. The ground has stayed saturated but is finally drying out. Yay, we can cut the grass! Hopefully all those April showers will bring an abundance of May flowers.
The pond is full due to all the rain. There's some kind of white pollen swirling around the top. Poppies and other wildflowers are blooming along the edge.
Hummingbirds are beginning to show up. I'm pretty sure many of them will return from last year and some from years before. They are such amazingly tiny creatures. I'm in awe of them.
This extra tiny male was the first to show up. I put up a feeder as soon as I spotted him. Actually, he found us, I think. We were sitting out on the back porch when he appeared and hovered over us for a brief hello.
Two days ago the first brood of Phoebes fledged. This picture was taken three days ago. Mom has a meal ready.
There's another nest of Phoebes on the door of the chicken house. lol. The chicken house is still under construction so it doesn't matter that we can't open the door. I'm starting to think construction might go on indefinitely! HA! Oh well. The hens seem content with their little coop. These little Phoebes fledged yesterday. So for now, there are no more nesting Phoebes.
Speaking of hens! They're fighting over a planter I recently brought home. Apparently it's now the preferred place to lay eggs. So funny!
We have had the extra time to do some much needed cleaning around the property, clearing out some dead trees, limbs and other debris. Hubby tried burning a couple of large stumps. It worked pretty well. This one ended up looking rather interesting.
Today I spent some time down at my daughter's memory garden. The Live Oak tree has really grown since we planted it in 2010. I love this spot. I think my daughter would have loved it too.
Just for comparison, this was right after we planted the tree almost ten years ago.
Knock Out Roses are a knock out in my book. Simple, prolific and easy to care for!
I call this Japanese Spirea eye candy since it has nothing to offer the hummingbirds or pollinators.
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