Cloud Painting

When Toni and I were Kayaking at Gleason's Cove last summer, I took seceral pictures of the clouds and water. One day it was particularly beautiful, with the water smooth and the clouds reflecting in it. I tried and failed to reproduce it here, but I will try again.

The trees have turned their yellow-green. Some of the tulips are dropping their petals. Every day that the season advances I wish I could stop its progress. Last Spring was so recent, followed by Summer, Fall, and Winter, that they seem to be tripping over each other. Before I know it, I'll be shovelling snow again. Every new leaf is already on its way to turning brown and dry.

I have suddenly come to realize the truth in what "old" people used to tell me.......that time passes faster and faster as the years go by.

Garden Progress

As the temperature creeps up, the flowers are growing. I haven't planted much new yet, but what was there last year certainly seems happy. I want to get something tall to put near the house, but so far haven't found anything. I have cosmos seeds started, and eventually they will provide some height. I need to vary the level of the ground somehow..........another job for the near future.

Beautiful New Bird

I have no idea what kind of bird this his, but it was hanging around my birdfeeders for a long time this morning. It was not particularly skittish, so I was able to photograph it. It's bigger than a Chickadee but smaller than a Starling. The color almost took my breath away..........

Fence in the Rough

Here is my latest project.......a fence for the dog yard. Obviously it needs some fine tuning and a paint job, but so far my considerable efforts seem rewarding. The next day or two will tell the story.