Finally, the rains have passed. We were fortunate to escape the worst of the thunder, lightning, and tornadoes. Now, the sun is shining, and the sky is blue. The grass is as tall and freshly green as I've ever seen it. My husband is giving it its first cutting of the season.
All the flowering trees are abloom, the Bradford pears, the ornamental cherries, the red buds... Some of the bulb plants are blooming, the tulips and the crocuses (or should that be croci?). The irises won't be out for a few more weeks. I can't wait to see my deep purple ones. They have a fascinating history. You can read them in my earlier blog, "As I Look From My Window..."
Have I told you that we have a red-headed woodpecker? Yes! He comes to the feeder nearly every day. Although he is too large to sit on the feeder, he holds onto the lip with his talons and manages to get a few bites to eat. More importantly, he manages to knock seed to the ground for the ground feeders to enjoy. We put our thistle feeder out last weekend. It's nearly time for those beautiful yellow finches to return. When they arrive, they will find their dinner ready and waiting.
A few weeks ago, a squirrel made his way to our yard. I'm not sure why we don't see more squirrels, for they live in abundance in other parts of town. This one went up a tree in the front yard, looking for good things to eat. Then, finding none, it moved to the next tree and repeated the process. He sensed someone was watching him, although he did not notice me standing in the second-storey window.
I'm afraid the developers have run off our rabbits, and I know they've run off our deer. Ever since they began blasting to build more houses (as though the existing ones were actually selling), the deer have disappeared from the field at the edge of the subdivision. I haven't seen the rabbits since the Fourth of July, last year. My daughter and her husband were here then. I'm glad they were able to see the rabbits then, for that was the last time we saw them.
Beautiful imagery; you take us to your world in vivid, eye-opening prose. Very well done; brava! Glad you escaped the worst of the weather and are safe; praise God! :)
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
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