The Barn Collective, March 29, 2020

The Barn Collective and All Seasons

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 26, 2020

Okay, so we stay at home - this is my barn on one of our rare sunny days. (We had rain again last night).

With wildflowers in front!

Claytonia virginica, whose common name is Spring Beauty!
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Your bird for today is...

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 25, 2020

… a Winter visitor, the White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis.

Have a blessed day!

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Willy Nilly Friday, March 27, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Floral Friday Fotos,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Rain (Sky Watch Friday)

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, March 24, 2020

All the streams and creeks are near to overflowing; we had 5 inches (12cm) of rain this week!

2. Good Food!

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 15, 2020

At Olive Garden: Zoodles! Spiralized Zucchini, with other vegetables and grilled chicken in a creamy sauce. It was very good! And I am glad we went there before the 'shut down the restaurants' order came. They have relaxed the rules a little bit now to allow carry-out (to-go) food.

3. Kerria (Floral Friday Fotos)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 21, 2020

Kerria japonica is a sprawling shrub that I will cut back as soon as the blooms fade.
(I trim them back enough that they don't block my garden path).

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4. My dog, Miss B (Saturday's Critters)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 25, 2020

I know one girl who is happy about the 'stay at home' order - my dog!
And did you know that having a pet to love and care for helps relieve stress?

5. Grackle (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 15, 2020

Common Grackles, Quiscalus quiscula, live in the eastern half of the continent. The northernmost birds come south to spend the Winter and return to Canada in the Spring.

Hope you are safe and healthy!

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Thankful Thursday, March 26, 2020

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 26, 2020

I am thankful that I live in a rural area where there is space to get outdoors! And out in the country, even the weeds are pretty! Yellow Swallowtail butterfly on Butterweed with purple Wisteria.

Have a blessed day!

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Kingfisher, March 25, 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 12, 2020

A female Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon. Males have the blue/grey band, but not the brown one.

Belted Kingfishers range all across the North American continent, migrating southward in the Winter, and returning north to their breeding grounds in the Spring. But in the mid-section (the USA) they are year-round residents. As their name implies, their main food source is fish, so look for them perched near water.

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The Barn Collective, March 22, 2020

The Barn Collective and All Seasons

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, March 17, 2020

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Your bird for today is...

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 21, 2020

… a Northern Cardinal. The rain has stopped for a few days, but there is a cold wind blowing.

Have a blessed day!

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Willy Nilly Friday, March 20, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Signs 2, Floral Friday Fotos,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Welcome Spring! (Sky Watch Friday)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 18, 2020

Our skies are cloudy, but the birds are singing, and the trees are beginning to leaf out!

2. God is Love (Signs 2)

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, March 2, 2020

"God is love. He forgives"

3. Spring Beauty (Floral Friday Fotos)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 17, 2020

The tiny Wildflower, Claytonia virginica, has the common name of Spring Beauty!

4. Bee (Saturday's Critters)

'Spring Beauty' with Bee, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 17, 2020

The bees are out enjoying the wildflowers!

5. Coot (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 12, 2020

American Coot, Fulica americana.

Have a wonderful day!

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Thankful Thursday, March 19, 2020

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

'Red Norland' potatoes, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 18, 2020

I am very thankful that I am able to get out and dig in the dirt. My potatoes are coming up!

Have a blessed day!

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Black Vultures, March 18, 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, February 22, 2020

Black Vultures, Coragyps atratus, feed on carrion which they locate by sight while floating around in the sky almost effortlessly with only occasional wing flaps. I saw these birds feeding beside the road on a deer that had been hit and killed by a car

Have a blessed day!

"For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, March 2020

The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA zone 7b

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Our Pear Trees are blooming!

I have two different Spirea shrubs blooming...

… but, I do not know the name of either one.

Most of the Daffodils are fading, but a few are still going strong.

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I do not know what this little beauty is. I would be most grateful for any help identifying it.

Snowflakes, Luecojum.

My red Hyacinth bloomed earlier; now it is the pink one's turn to shine!

The Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica, is a tiny wildflower, but over time it will multiply to cover an entire lawn. When the grass begins to grow in the Spring, the blooms will fade away, and lawn mowing can begin. They will be back next Spring!

When the buds open, the Hummingbirds will come flocking in! (Well, maybe not a whole flock, but...)

The promise of things to come - Red Buckeyes, Aesculus pavia, are Hummingbird magnets! Did you know there is a Hummingbird Migration Map that shows where the birds have been spotted? Here is the website. Click Here for the Spring 2020 map, and hang up your feeders to welcome them to your garden!

Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

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Willy Nilly Friday, March 13, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Moon (Sky Watch Friday)

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 7, 2020

Full moon just before sunset last Saturday

2. Shadow Shots

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 5, 2020

We have butterflies!

But unfortunately, the wasps are out, too.

3. Good Food!

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 5, 2020

At Applebee's: Chicken Wonton Stir Fry. Grilled chicken and vegetables on a bed of rice with a sweet-spicy sauce and topped with crispy wonton strips. It was very good, and a generous serving. The left-overs were delicious re-heated the next day!

4. Deer (Saturday's Critters)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 3, 2020

White-tailed Deer are medium-sized deer well-known from southern Canada, throughout most of the United States, and as far south as parts of South America.

5. Blackbird (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 9, 2020

I heard him before I saw him, a Red-winged Blackbird!
Agelaius phoeniceus.

Have a wonderful day!

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Thankful Thursday, March 12, 2020

Thankful Thursday, Little Things Thursday, and Signs 2

I am thankful for the right to vote! On Tuesday Mississippi and several other states held primary elections. Remember, if you do not vote, you give up your right to complain about who gets elected!

Have a blessed day!

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Cedar Waxwings, March 11, 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

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Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, February 22, 2020

Cedar Waxwings, Bombycilla cedrorum, are migratory birds that breed in Canada and the northern half of the United States. We see them here in the southern US only in the Winter. Their name comes from their fondness for cedar berries. To attract them to your yard, plant native fruit-bearing trees such as dogwood, serviceberry, juniper, cedar, hawthorn, and winterberry. During the Summer breeding season they supplement their fruit diet with flying insects. All About Birds: Cedar Waxwings website

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The Barn Collective, March 8, 2020

The Barn Collective, I'd Rather B Birdin', and All Seasons

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 6, 2020

I did not see any livestock here, but the barn is well-kept with a large pasture.
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Your bird for today is...

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, February 22. 2020

… an Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis.

Have a blessed day!

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Willy Nilly Friday, March 6, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Signs 2,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1.  Hurrah for Sunshine! (Sky Watch Friday)

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, March 5, 2020

Thankfully, we have not had a lot of rain this week even though our skies have been cloudy. And by Thursday afternoon we began to see the blue behind the clouds!

2. Church Sign (Signs 2)

Baldwyn, Mississippi, USA, March 3, 2020

"Sin knocks a hole in your bucket of joy"

3. The Most Interesting Thing I have Seen This Week

Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA, March 1, 2020

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… a 1957 Oldsmobile!

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4. Goats (Saturday's Critters)

Hardin County, Tennessee, USA, March 1, 2020

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5. Turkeys (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, February 27, 2020

Wild Turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo

Have a wonderful day!

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Thankful Thursday, March 5, 2020

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

Hyacinth, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 3, 2020

I am thankful for signs of Spring!

Bearded Iris, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 3, 2020

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American Robin, Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, March 1, 2020

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Have a blessed day!

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