Nature is exploding with new life and I can’t keep up! The second half of May brought hummingbirds, baby chipmunks and squirrels, and a lush green forest melodic with countless bird songs.





Wildflowers dot the forest floor. Early white trilliums fade to pink.


Violets curl in the wind.


Columbines flower in time for arriving hummingbirds.


Wild phlox.


And delicate arrangements.


Purple lilacs grow wild at the entrance to our woods path.

Last post's tiny ferns uncurled into 1-2 foot high plants! I was covered in mosquitoes while taking these photos in a swampy area.



A carpet of dandelions.


Dandelion closeup.


And silhouette.


Hummingbirds arrived on May 13th, the same day that I put up the feeder.

Chipmunks scurry about. I watched 5 babies emerge from their den on May 30.

Mylo and I continue on our daily walks.


With each walk finishing up with a big slurp and dip in the creek