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! Bullfrog hoping to find a mate. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) A soft resting place. 3-IMG 1675 I heard the birds, but did not see them. Happy Mother's Day! Remembering other Mother's Days. A tiny spring feeding a valley with wildflowers 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)