Today is #treetuesday a tag hosted by 
First, I will start off with a thoughtful quote inspired by 
My hummingbird photo edited for printed quote. I don’t know where the quote originated ~ I have heard it quite often.
Edited: #wesphilbin found out the author of the quote is Bill Keane.
Two grackles have been around the yard and raising some babies in a nest near the garage. They are territorial and furiously squawking at me if I am anywhere near the nest. It’s hidden in a thickly branched cedar tree. This morning I saw the pair putting the run to a squirrel who came near the tree.
One of the grackles in the poplar tree keeping an eye out for any danger.
Looking up through a maple tree. #lookingup is inspired by 
The spruce tree has new growth.
In closing , a tree that has seen better days. It was on the ground in the forest behind the house and slowly decaying back to the earth.