Today it is 54
chilly,sweater weather
How do robins bathe in cold water
and why?
Summer is approaching
but not today
except ..you can see the march forward

Lady's Mantle blooming
alongside a single spring bloom of wild Columbine

and the Annabelles are gearing up
to wear their white gowns

and the Solomon seal has set its seeds
I hope a few are not eaten

and OH...look at this cutie chirping
by the hostas...under the serviceberries
waiting for parent to come
How alike we humans are

..

and the mock orange is blooming
scenting the garden...with a childhood memory
of walking home from school
envious of our neighbor's bushes
Why could my parents not have these?
like Mr. Ebersburger ?

oh and look....a flock that has hidden from bunny
still blooming
maybe for me
how sweet are those flowers

St.John's wort.....a survivor
I had ten bushes of them and had them taken out...
I couldn't go near them, so loaded with bees were they
the bushes literally hummed
Pretty plant....but in moderation
today I could use their medicinal property
:)

Oh little baby robin
mama has snatched a hawthorne berry for you

I don't know what has happened here with the harebells
they seem to be dying out
These are wildflowers that were given to me long ago from a long gone neighbor
5 houses ago....I would hate to lose them
maybe I need to pay more attention to their needs

and the oriental lily has opened this morning
where yesterday it was just a closed bud
hmmm....I wish I could open this morning too

Here next to Joe-Pye weed hides the spiderwort
precious fleeting flowers that live a day
but oh how they are loved by me

The yellow loosestrife has opened
myhusband does not like them
says they take over
yes...they take over
my heart

Oh I see you found the seat
I placed in the gaden

and you found rest on one of the many dead branches I have scattered about
just for such an ocassion
of need

babies....you've got to love them