The trees are getting leaves, the gardens are getting flowers, hopefully we'll get the mess of a lawn into shape this year...

Rolled blades of grass:

Spring, here.

 

Some very impressive pics in this article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56654460

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Some very impressive pics in this article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56654460

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Yesterday, on the river here:

 

Another beautiful macro taken by my even more beautiful wife:

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More flowers coming up each day, spirits lifting with them.

 

Canada Goose

 

Yesterday, on the river here:

Is that a cormorant? I think that's how you spell it.

 

Watcha look'n at?:

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Common Grackle. Always intense...

 

maybe it doesn’t think it’s so “common”. That does sound a bit insulting doesn’t it. I’ve thought for a long time how insulting bird names can be. Like the “scrub jays” that live in my yard are quite pretty and active.

 

maybe it doesn’t think it’s so “common”. That does sound a bit insulting doesn’t it. I’ve thought for a long time how insulting bird names can be. Like the “scrub jays” that live in my yard are quite pretty and active.

I have often speculated that they are just pissed off at being called common.

 

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my friend, are these wonderful belong to you?

 

First goslings of the year...

 

Up to the next level. Brown belt.

 

Today, on the river at our house...

 

 

The Rio Ramos. A pic taken by my wife a few days back:

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Working on weapon skills.

 

Not a spectacular picture, but it is a picture, and an excuse to show off my current project: A bed cover for my new truck that is capable of transporting palletized loads on top. It lifts up from front or back or both (vertical, as shown) with enough height to comfortably rummage for junk underneath. work in progress.

 

A visitor I found while tending to some yard work... It had to be five foot long or better.