Yesterday after beekeeping class Meg and I went for a walk at the local nature park. One hillside had lots of Trout Lilies in bloom. No other spring flowers were seen. It was a lovely walk along the Little River on a 78 degree day. Not had the chance to see if our Trout Lily hillside is blooming...
Oh, BTW the complete bee hive that is being given away to one student in my class, I have a 1 in 8 chance of winning it!
Above is our first ever anemone bloom at Paradise. I planted these late last fall and forgot I planted them. What's new I forget things once in a while, hush Meg... The others I planted in the backyard garden in January are up with leaves! The fall anemones I ordered from Holland last year one is showing signs of life. I feared all were dead including the gallon pot purchased locally.
OK, I miss IDed the crocus featured below as Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc', not sure what it is?? The crocus above is Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc. Both these crocus are big for crocuses!
Squirrels are in big trouble here! Saturday morning I filled 3 suet feeders, Sunday afternoon all have been chewed apart leaving the suet feeders empty..
Rain is coming tomorrow, well needed here. The Spring Peepers are finally making some decent choruses. Sunday night we left a door open until about 8 pm and enjoyed a level 4-5 concert on a scale of 10.
Also our first spring butterfly showed up today. I say spring as it emerged this spring unlike some of the butterflies that wintered over. It was a Spring Azure, lovely and it landed next to me in the garden.
