Beauty is...

...a weed !! The showy Star of Bethlehem. A poisonous plant

and member of the lily family. It is also known as Snowdrops 

and Nap-at-Noon.

Long Shadows...

of the early morning...the part of the day that

I like best.

Bee Bee Bumble Bee

Lots of bees...bumble and honey...have been busy collecting

from the tiny flowers of the holly bushes.

The New Bird

Green Pony Day

...and a beautiful day it is. We are out to pick up downed limbs

from the winter winds and a few trimmings, too. Mandy is doing

her part to help and the 'pony' is ready for a ride over the hill and 

 dale.... 'green meditation' is good for my mind and soul. 

Let the mowing begin !

Thinking Spring

A few minutes of pure fun to paint up this cute design by

Chris Haughey.  And the birds here are already becoming

'twitterpated'.

Humming Bushes

Sunshine here today and beautiful. I was going to do a 

little outside work. First thing I noticed, Mandy had dislodged

a down spout, trying to get the chipmunk, I'm sure. I was 

replacing it when I heard the humming sound. Looking around

 I realized the shrubbery was doing the humming from all the

 visiting bees.

How Wonderful !!!

The shrubbery has very tiny white flowers.

Look for the bee, the pollen bundles on her legs look like part

of a tiny flower.

I was only lucky enough to get two bees at once. Too many

shots were fuzzy from all the trying!

Follow the line of the bee's body and you will see the head behind

the leaf and she is sipping nectar.

Gathering pollen is done from every angle.

Bees the world over are struggling for their survival. 

Please remember, 

we need the Bees in order to survive as well.