Purple Crocus

 

Cedar Waxwing

 

Ruh Roh...

Hey!  Today is 4/4/22. 😊

 

With Thanks to Alan!

 

Zaporizhian Cossacks drafting a reply
to the Ottoman Emperor's demand that they surrender.

Ukrainian soldiers drafting a reply
to Putin's demand that they surrender.

This cap is in honour of MY retirement! ~ listener

I actually have this cap!  It's a solid slate blue gray,
with the lovely embroidery
with even a bee embroidered on the back. 
Perfect for working in the pollinator garden.

In honour of Wil's retirement (which begins today!)

 

Welcome, April! (No foolin'!)

 

Buh Bye, March!

 

Purple Mountain Majesty

 

Mr. Chips, back out on "his" front porch

 

Oil Painting Class

I've been taking an oil painting class via Zoom. I really like the instructor and have learned a lot, which was the hope. We've had three (of four) classes so far, and here's what I've painted. Mind you, neither of these is anything I ever would have chosen to paint. I would prefer to paint something meaningful or at least alive, like flowers. But the point is to learn more, and that's going well. No plan to frame these. 🤣

Lake Champlain in March

 

Nesting Time!

 

Right?

 

🇺🇦 No More War! 🌻 Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦

Great Big Bunny

 

Ice Melting in the Bay

 

Right on Cue!

 

Spring begins today at 11:33am!

Glory to Ukraine!

                                                                                                                           snagged from Google
 

Peace is not Passivity

 

The Paddy Wagon ☘️

This is the hybrid truck we picked up on St. Patrick's Day, hence the nickname.

It is super comfy and quiet. Picking it up made this feel like the first day of retirement, even though we literally have two weeks to go.
It marked our turning point so well. And given the way the world is right now, that sure feels LUCKY. 🍀

 

I am so impressed with the design.  It's something I hadn't noticed before, having only
 seen photos and seen ONE Maverick to look at, before, for about 6 minutes. 
But now I see that the angle around the headlights matches the angle around the XLT
 symbol and on the side mirrors and the angle of the whole vehicle along the
top edge from the side.  I appreciate the cohesiveness of the design.

There is something interesting about the metallic "hot pepper red" paint.  
In bright sunlight, it looks orange!  That being my least favourite colour,

I disliked it at first.  But after a couple hours it really grew on me.

It's red in shade and orange in sunlight.  Kind of spiffy!

May yez have the Luck o' the Irish t'day!

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Then, the Sunshine

 

Cedar Waxwing thinking things not lawful to be uttered...

 

Happy Pi Day!

                                                                                                 With thanks to Google and a Math-y Chef!

Early Lilac Buds

 

Droplets of Ice

 

Iced Branches

 

Mourning Dove

 

Redpoll

 

Slate-Colored Junco

 

Pine Siskin chowing down

Goldfinch with hints of Summer plumage

 

Purple Finch

 

Northern Cardinal

 

Reflection

 

Tufted Titmouse

 

 

It's MARCH, and Town Meeting Day in Vermont!

If you are not watching President Biden’s State of the Union Address,
you are missing something we haven’t seen in years…

…repeated standing ovations from BOTH sides of the aisle. 

Ukraine is uniting the United States. 

🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦

                                                                                           Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger, 2018

After the Storm (buh bye February!)

 

Before the Storm (with younger Grandson)