Remembering other Mother's Days. Happy Mother's Day! I heard the birds, but did not see them. Canada Violet Blue Cohosh Blue Cohosh Wild Phlox Spring Beauty. Looking across to an untouched part of park. Spring curtains. Rooted in the river bed. On the trail where dogs are walking. May summer come, we are ready. A magical place Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Our own house finch Birdless waters. The only one: Solitary Sandpiper. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Catbird song Our alarm clock! Red Trillium (Trillium erectum) Miterwort (Mitella) Toadshade (Trillium sessile) Yellow Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum) Dogwood glow. Dogwood splendor. Living in the country. Phoebe (Tyrannula nigricans) Phoebe (Tyrannula nigricans) Pearls on a string. Phoebe (Tyrannula nigricans) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) He was watching the female at the feeder. Our local male House finch. When love strikes. 26-IMG 0949 copy (1) Bugleweed (Ajuga genevensis) Honeysuckle blossoms Apple blossoms I sometimes sit on this small bench.