This and That: Spring Photos (A little late) Again!

One thing I like about spring and summer,

is the return of

GREEN!:

Even the pine trees look fresh and new.

And the birds begin having their young.

This Mourning Dove is fluffy.

Maybe she is pregnant?:

And the damselflies

come out again!:

Along with ducks.

Here is a Common Merganser and his mate:

And the dandelions come up, bright and yellow.

Which brings: BUTTERFLIES!:

When the Trilliums bloom, they are a brilliant white.

As they get ready to die,

they turn a pinkish purple:

And even though a few posts back, I showed some bees on my apple blossoms,

I have to show at least

one more:

A handsome

brown-headed cowbird!:

Thanks for re-visiting Spring with me,

even though it is summer now...

I don't mind going back in time, how about you?

More This and That from the Woods....

It's time again to take you on a journey in the Michigan woods with me.

Come and look at what we saw, shall we?

First, a lovely stream in the middle of the woods:

And look! A turtle on a log!:

And an unusual black and white mushroom:

Here is the side view of the same mushroom. I liked the lacey sides:






And then? : We saw a HUGE turtle crossing a wood's road:

I don't know the name of this wildflower. It isn't a Queen Anne's Lace, I don't think, but I loved the open look of the flowers:

And another damselfly on a blade of grass:

We rode down a road and right where water was coming out of a drainage ditch where a little river flowed, I spotted a snake~! My husband could not believe I saw it from the car window. So, we stopped the car, I climbed down the hill from the road and I swear he posed for me:

Here is a close up of that big turtle that was crossing the road. We wanted to carry him to the other side so noone would drive over him. He wasn't real happy about our assistance, but I did make him pose for a photo before we placed him on the side of the road in the grass. He quickly crawled into the woods when we put him there:

Stay tuned...we have lots more "day in the woods" pictures coming.

Because it is one of my favorite things to do...

treasure hunt for photos in the woods!