Spring #2: Look What I Found!

woo-hoo! Spring!

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Who’s a cute little crocus?

Yes you are! Yes you are!!

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

OHHHHHH!!!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

uh huh!! SPRING

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Ain’t it grand!!! ;-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Tht’s swell Deb!

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

Oh! Sure is a pretty sight!!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Mine have been here and died already… Muhahaha… I get spring early.. ;)

But then again, I get the US political mess too… Darn y’all are lucky.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

the tulips are just starting to look healthy … soon I’ll be seeing colour!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Aaaaahhhh the first signs of beauty with more to come.Goodbye winter hello sunshine.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I have pretty little flowers popping up all over the place!!!
It makes for a beautiful walk around the property because I have to keep my eyes open so I don’t miss anything.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

How glorious MsDeb!!!! I have to enjoy other neighbor’s spring flowers cuz our very bold Black Squirrels EAT my bulbs—they just know when I plant them—hahahahahaaa!!! Soooooo, I am jealous of your pretty spring flowers … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I hope the squirrels are making the most of the bulbs then… at least then you can say that they’ve gone for a good purpose.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Put some cayenne pepper around your bulbs and see what happens.
It breaks down after a rain so you may have to re apply.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

And if you don’t like squirrels in your birdseed, you can do the same. ;)

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/moles.htm

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-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

voles and moles.
i was reading something recently that said that most people think they have moles when they really have voles.
Don’t know if that really matters.. they dig.. there are holes.. lol

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Oops.. Posted that under the wrong dang topic.. Oh well.. :)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

haha didn’t even notice! :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

no picture.. but you’d never guess what I found yesterday..

in my bird bath, floating in some water, was a frog leg. A pretty little yellow and green frog leg. Yes, just the leg.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Debbie, it sounds to me as though someone is trying to tell you something. Like, maybe turn that birdbath into something a little nicer, a little heated spa, perhaps? And the frogleg sounds like a petition for gourmet food!

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

haha I’ll have to start putting signs up: heated spa coming soon. On the menu: Frog legs.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

lots of daffodils this week

and… I have peas poking their heads through the ground as well as asparagus about 6” high… might be supper

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

the very best vole is

dead

right up there with cats

evil vermon and making a public mockery of any true gardener

-- Central northish Ontario

I noticed yesterday that I have buds all over my Wild Geraniums!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

April 25, 2008

Yesterday as I was checking my trees in the front yard I disturbed a killdeer and almost stepped on her nest.

Today I went out with my camera and my 500mm lens so I wouldn’t have to get too close and I took her picture. As you can see she did notice me standing behind a tree and wasn’t pleased. Although I’d like to get a picture of her babies when they hatch, I don’t want to be a nuisance so unless I dress in camouflage and take my time sneaking up on her this might be my last picture.

(You can see one of the eggs just by her leg)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Yup, I sure do see one of her eggs!!! Great shot MsDeb!!! I do love all the bird photos … Been enjoying the open windows in the house … listening to all the “music” my feathered friends are making. Joy to my ears!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

We just listened to the birds wake up this morning—we have a chorus going now

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I can count at least 4 eggs under there! I bet it is a beautiful sound. Be sure to take baby pics.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Beautiful picture!
Should be interesting to keep track of the new family!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

inspired by everyone’s photos of their spring flowers and with rain just starting to arrive I decided that I couldn’t really start anything new (or didn’t want to) so I grabbed the camera instead.

Here is the flowerbed in front of our house. The firebush in the back (I think that is the right name) was a mother’s day gift many years ago and it was just a little tiny thing then. I think I planted one violet there at the time.

Here’s a … dang.. a whatchyamacallit…, located in my rock garden at the north-east side of my house

This in my Inuksuk that Rick and I built when my son was moving out west. It’s here so he can find his way home. (All built around the log (arms) that was given to me). The flowerbed is new. It has the blueberries at the left side and then violets under the sculpture.

Lily of the Valleys (my favourite flower) Also in the rock garden at the east side of house

My new Nannyberry tree.

Ground cover by my clothesline stand (my beautiful periwinkle and—the yellow stuff.. haha can’t remember tha name).

My rock garden in front of the house. The rock was dug up from our laneway when they were doing some work. It was just below the surface.

And a couple tulip pictures

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Great pictures!
Sure looks inviting!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Beautiful yard MsDeb. Totally enjoyed all the pictures!!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

OH Primrose

You have primrose too

I need to get out of the office to take pic

Beautiful gardens here. I love the quality of your camera

Very very nice, more than nice

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A mole, vole?? what an excellent close up

How did you get such a nice pic?

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.