Day 129 - 8th May 2012 - Foggy Morning, Creeping Phlox and Wild Cherry Blossoms

Temperature is +2.7 this morning and very foggy. Guess the fog will help the farmers with problems with frost. Today will be a long one, work all day then home for supper and then a meeting in Barrington this evening. Glad tomorrow is my day off, but I have lots to do then too. So I might as well say it's a busy week. When I checked my emails this morning, there was one from a friend saying she wished I could see the moon last night (this was at 11pm). I chuckled as we both knew that I was long in bed by that time. It's rather nice that the moon is still making a presence. There have ben lots of photos floating around between Saturday and Sunday night of the "Super Moon".  Good excuse for families and friends to get out and enjoy life.

It turned out sunny and fairly warm yesterday, just the kind of day you want to be at work! Oh well it has to be. Everything is budding out. The hardwood trees are getting leaves, the apple blossoms are just starting. Thing looks green and clean. I'm not keen on early spring as everything looks dirty and grimy but now is a different story. Larry's boss gave us some chocolates, so you know I had to try a few of each after supper. They are sooo good and it's been a while since I've had the really good stuff. Like a drug, I am addicted to chocolate!

One lone duck on the lake this morning.

But the view was beautiful - clear blue lake and sky. You just can't get much better than this.

I think this is creeping phlox. Small but very pretty.

Purple Finch enjoying a little snack. Well more like a big snack by the look of those seeds.

Not sure if this is wild cherry or wild pear.

Well it's time for me to kick into gear, do a few things and get ready for work. Enjoy your day!

Day 128 - 7th May 2012 - Tree Rings, Rhodora, Flowers and Birds

Back to Monday and the tempertature is +3.2, doesn't really feel like it. Looking like it will be a wet week by the weather forecast. Lots to do this week. Meeting tomorrow night, have agenda, etc to get prepared for that today. I'm off to Halifax on Thursday, so Wednesday will have to make some fudge or something to take with me, pack and all that fun stuff. So it will be a busy week.

Sunday was a beautiful day, sun was out and the blackflies, but at times a bit of a breeze. Down on the lake after supper it was blowing a gale. I spent the morning doing all the fun stuff - laundry etc. Went to check for the baby ducks a couple of times but no luck. At this rate they will be grown up before I get to see them! Larry worked in the wood pile most of the day and mowed the lawn again. So much excitement here, a person can hardly stand it. Dad dropped in for a visit in the afternoon.

Larry's woodpile got me to thinking about the age of several very big sticks of wood (not sure how he's going to cut those up but....). I think we probably learned in elementry school about counting the rings and it would tell you how old the tree was.

Count the rings!

The flower.......oops I mean weed that grows best with no tender loving care.

Maple leaves are popping out.

Woodland flower, growing along the path.

Rhodora, one of my favourite wild flowers. It's from the same family as the Rhododendrum. Usually you will see it along river banks, wettish or rocky  spots. The story I heard as a little girl was - when the Rhodora is in bloom the trout don't bite. Not sure why, but......

The wind was blowing hard after supper and the lake was rough. The mallards were bobbing along like toy ducks.

I think this is the female purple finch.

So yesterday was mostly a mish mash of photos. I didn't go back out last night after the moon, but I think the clouds had taken over anyway.

Enjoy your day!