Spring Flowers... Violet...

  These wild violets come up each spring in many places all over the yard...they come in this color as well as all purple and all white...they are not very large...

Catalpa Trees in June...

The catalpa trees in our area bloom in June...they are older than I and are fast growing and tall...the blooms don't last long and they fall rapidly...         

The blooms grow in bunches and sometimes the whole bunch will fall at the same time...

Spring Flowers...Mock Orange...

The mock orange will bloom soon...I'll get you an update then...the shrub will be full of pretty white blooms that smell like orange blossoms... 

Smooch...

 Smooch is an attack cat...she hides among the plants waiting...this time she hid among the corn plants...

 It was funny to see just her hiney or just her head...

 

Spring Flowers...Tulip Trees...

The tulip trees are blooming...we don't usually see the blooms as they are so often way up in the tree...however, this year the tree cooperated and let a few be near the ground for us land folks... 

Spring Flowers...Peony...

The peony will be blooming soon...I'm told to leave the ants on the buds for some reason...anyone know what that reason is? 

Tadpoles...or polywags...

Some people call them tadpoles and some call them polywags...  They've hatched and are being eaten by the geese...can you see their baby tails...

Back Lit...

The clouds were back lit ... I don't think it was a storm, just clouds... 

Baby Geese...

The Canadian Geese are reproducing...  They were a bit far away and moving along in the water, so they are a bit blurred, but still pretty...

Baby Moon...

A few days ago, I got this shot of the baby moon in the eastern sky early as the sun was just coming up tinging the sky purple... 

Others...

This isn't a fern, but it is growing in the same area along the lake short... 

Close Up Fern...

The Fiddle Head Ferns are fuzzy... 

Another heart...

Look at the silhouette heart of fiddle head ferns... 

Natural Habitat...

This is where they grow along the lake shore... 

Fiddle Head Heart...

The fiddle head ferns are beginning to unfurl...these two formed a heart...so cool...