“I've noticed that as I get older,
time seems to fly by in hyper-speed.
You blink, and a week has passed -
blink again, and a year has gone by.”
― Elle Kennedy
Red-winged Blackbird flies by - 04-27-24
Monday
Sunday
Tuesday
Dogwood Delight
“Misery might love company, but so does joy. And joy throws much better parties.”
- Billy Ivey
Monday
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly - On the Rocks
"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open."
- John Barrymore
Just the Four of Us - Tulips
“The sun just touched the morning;
The morning, happy thing,
Supposed that he had come to dwell,
And life would be all spring.”
― Emily Dickinson
Print Available - HERE
Saturday
Ebony Jewelwings - Male and Female
“Life is a series of thousands of tiny little miracles. Notice them.”
– Unknown
Ebony Jewelwing damselflies - the female is perched on the leaf.
The male is flying by in a blur in the background.
Print Available - HERE
Robin in the Garden
"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong."
— Ella Fitzgerald
Print Available - HERE
White-crowned Sparrow in the Blossoms
"Spring will come and so will happiness.
Hold on. Life will get warmer."
— Anita Krizzan
Print Available - HERE
Tuesday
Red Admiral Butterfly - First Of Year - 2024
“Sometimes it's worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.”
― Richelle Mead
First of Year (2024) Red Admiral Butterfly seen on
Easter Sunday - 03-31-24 at the
Hahn Horticulture Garden
Blacksburg, Virginia
Monday
Bee in the Bluebells
“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Sunday
Mink at the Pond
"The funny thing about wishes. Sometimes all it took to make them come true was a first step."
T.J. Klune
Jim and I set out last weekend to a special pond we visit. (see prior post pic of the pond). Our goal was to find some spring wildlife, perhaps Red-winged blackbirds, tree swallows, a muskrat or two, and possibly the bullfrogs. We were so excited to see this American Mink. It was very far away, but I had my 500mm lens and he had his binoculars so we were able to get a good look. We first thought it was a muskrat, but they are much "plumper" with a much different face. These are not animals we see often. I think this may be my 3rd sighting of one, and Jim's second sighting. We also saw our Red-winged blackbirds and tree swallows.
Saturday
Pond View
"Spring is when life's alive in everything."
- Christina Rosetti
The tree swallows are back and flying around the pond. I didn't realize I caught one in flight until I looked at the picture closer.
We also saw a mink at the pond during this visit, which I will show in my next post.