May 27, 2025

This day started off as a lovely late spring day.

Jo and I wrote for awhile in her back porch surrounded by her newly planted and bloomed flowers.  The birds were extremely noisy and were clearly claiming their territory for the summer.  It was hard to do anything but smile.

 

Greenfield got to about 82 for a short while, but by the time I got to the rookery it was only 71 and very overcast.  But again there were so many birds.  Merlin spit their pictures out to me and I tried to find them.  The two loudest were the yellow warbler and the red eyed vireo.  I saw neither, although I saw these groups swooping down for water bugs.  I could tell they were not all the same type of bird, I could identify the swallows and the kingfisher, but there was something with a white stripe on his tail and the female red winged black birds were present. 

I think she is lovely, but she's definitely ready to have that baby.

This photo is both interesting and a flop.   There's a new beaver in the neighborhood, but I'm a little confused about whether he's chosen a good waterway to create a pond.  This is the middle of the horses' pasture and there is nothing other than hillside all around it.  I look down into it from the road.  It will be interesting to keep an eye on it this summer.

I've been doing a lot of writing, but not ready for sharing, yet.   Enjoy the photos and I'll send out writing soon.