Sky Watch Friday, April 29, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 22, 2016

It has been a week of sunny skies with a few rain showers here and there. I will be away from my computer for a few days. I am going to Camp Bluebird for Cancer Survivors this week-end. Cabins on a lake! Beautiful Spring weather! Fun, food, Christian fellowship!

I hope you have a wonderful week-end!

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Wild Birds and Wildflowers, April 27, 2016

Wild Bird Wednesday and Wildflower Wednesday

Wild Bird Wednesday

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, April 14, 2016

I found this Canada Goose family living in a small pond near a busy highway.

When she saw me, she hurried her babies up the bank to where Papa Goose was standing guard. Though Canada Geese are supposed to be migratory birds, many have settled down here to stay all year.

Wildflower Wednesday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 24, 2016

I am not sure of the name of this wildflower. The bloom stalks are less than knee-high.

All (or most) of the leaves are at the base of the plant.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 26, 2016

It is an invasive plant, but very pretty if you have room for it as I do. Can anyone help me with identifying it?
UPDATE: Lyre-leaf Sage - thanks to several folks who identified it for me.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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The Barn Collective, April 24, 2016

The Barn Collective and Through My Lens

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 24, 2016

I haven't posted a photo of my own barn in awhile, so here it is.
(Photographed at about 8:30am Sunday).

Have a Blessed Day!

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Pine Siskins, April 23, 2016

Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 14, 2016

I was photographing the blooms on my apple tree when...

I discovered a small flock of Pine Siskins!

We have a lot of Pine Siskins come to our feeders in the Winter, but they should already be on their way north. I hope they don't think I'm going to feed them all Summer!

Have a Beautiful Week-End!

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SWF: Sunset, April 22, 2016

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, April 15, 2016

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Happy Friday!

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Great Blue Heron, April 20, 2016

Wild Bird Wednesday and Wednesday Waters

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, April 14, 2016

Great Blue Herons, Ardea herodias, are wide-spread across the United States and parts of Canada. The ones in the northern areas migrate south for the Winter. They are most often seen wading in shallow water, searching for food.

They eat fish, frogs, and small aquatic creatures.

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Happy Wednesday!

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Poinsettia, April 19, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 14, 2016

This Poinsettia, over-wintered in the house, is happy that Spring is here!

Happy Tuesday!

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Wildflowers, April 18, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 17, 2016

To some people these are weeds, but I perfer to think of them as wildflowers.
I am not sure of their name.

Have a Beautiful Week!

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Barn With a Porch, April 17, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 9, 2016

When the owner converted one side of the barn to use as his office, he added a porch!

Have a Blessed Day!

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Canada Goose, April 16, 2016

Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

We were leaving a restaurant in the Memphis, Tennessee area when I glanced across the hedge to the building next door.

April 3, 2016

I was astonished to see a Canada Goose nesting on a ledge at the edge of the roof! It looks like she made her nest from Pine straw that fell onto the roof from neighboring trees.

Just look around you. Birds are everywhere, waiting to surprise you!

Have a great week-end!

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day April 2016

The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA, in the center of zone 7

The last Daffodil of the season

Apple Tree

Encore Azalea 'Autumn Beauty' blooms twice a year, Spring and Autumn.

Red Buckeye is a native plant of the southeastern United States

Red Buckeye attracts Hummingbirds! Our first Hummingbird appeared on March 29.

Wisteria (strong aroma attracts Butterflies and Bees)

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' (aka Easter Rose)

A hanging basket of Petunias (a recent purchase)

I am not sure of the name of this knee-high perennial. Can someone ID it for me?

Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

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House Finch, April 13, 2016

ABC Wednesday and Wild Bird Wednesday

N is for Nest: a circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc. formed by a bird as a place to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young.

This Finch is gathering material to build its nest.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 15, 2016

The House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, can be found in the eastern and western parts of the United States, but is not often seen in the mid-section of the country. House Finches lay four or five pale blue eggs, lightly spotted with black, in a well-made cup of grass in a bush, thicket, or natural cavity, or on a building. (National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds)

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Dandelion, April 11, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 10, 2016

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