White Bleeding Heart

The World in Blossom

Deep Lilac

Blue Lilac

Classic Lilac

Even Greener Now

The Greening

Canadian/Eastern Hemlock

Peppermint

Indigo Bunting

Suddenly, it's June...

Goodbye Sweet May!

Later Addition:

We have clear skies today, but the sky is completely white outside.  That's due to dense smoke aloft from wildfires burning across western Canada. Here's a model graphic depicting current coverage of smoke aloft across the nation. The local National Weather Service office added the trace of Vermont, so you can see what we're dealing with here in NW VT.  I am experiencing respiratory irritation.  Sigh. I'm so grateful that we have heat pumps, because we were able to put them in Air Conditioning mode and at least freshen the air inside the house. 

Can you believe we still have Tulips in bloom here? We can't!

Bleeding Heart

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Remembering...

Shad in Full Glory

Baby Beaks

If you look closely, you can see baby beaks poking up out of the nest to be fed...!

Chippy

Pick Me!

Day 4: Are they cute or what? 

Three healthy baby Cardinals. I took this last planned photo today, as it was warm and sunny, 

there will be rain the next few days, and the day I'm home again is their likely fledge day. 

Mama and Papa Cardinal are being wonderfully attentive and hard working. 

I admire them greatly. And I leave a grub on the porch for them whenever I find one.

Northern Flicker

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

The American Cardinal chick eggs hatched on Saturday!

We noticed that the male was feeding the female, as happens when they have chicks.

So when she was briefly off the nest, I slipped outside to the bush, stuck my hand through the Rhododendron blossoms, aimed my iPhone toward the nest I couldn't see, and got lucky!  

Then I got out of there fast.

Just let it all wash over you...

The Vermont Episcopal Diocese is choosing a new Bishop today

Meet the three finalists

https://www.bishopsearchvt.org/finalists

 

The new bishop will either be black, half Native American, or gay. 

All three candidates are women.

You can watch the Electing Convention live, 

by clicking on the link you need HERE: 

https://diovermont.org/2019/05/15/watch-the-electing-convention-online/?fbclid=IwAR2CL8tPj9YmvuXaVZULWrfnguGaI4MTXyh3KgDHc1ORphx7FXHBYPMXYWM

Walkabout Videos here: 

https://vimeo.com/showcase/5953189

(They're similar at each site, so I recommend the Burlington set.  They used the time well.)

Window Dressing

It's never too early...

It's Tree Day ~ NOT

We were having 6 dead or ailing trees taken down today.  But then we realised that that would be a really bad idea during nesting season.  So we have put it off until September.  Fortunately our neighbor (who has a few trees in the project too) was willing to accept PhD*Son's expert opinion on the subject.  And fortunately the Arborist said it was no problem for him to reschedule.  Next week we're having a good size Eastern/Canadian Hemlock planted.

The photo above is unrelated to the project.  Just some nice trees of which I snapped a photo!

It's the Little Things...

Stone Walling

We're interested in putting in a stone wall so we can widen our driveway a little.  

I like the rounded stones best, but these are nice too.  

Happy Mother's Day! 💕

                                                                                   via Karin aus Wein, Germany

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White Barn

Red Barn

Summer Plumage

Bees Welcome Here

River Running High

The Greening of the Spring