I'm obsessing over our flowers lately. These are coneflowers. I really liked this photo. So many coneflowers in different stages, it seemed almost like a collage.

Our relatively mild and wet spring has got the garden off to a good start. Now we could use a little rain to go with the summer heat.

The summer passes so quickly. We are finally having some nice Vermont days. 50F's at night and 70F's during the day. Windows open all day and night. Really pleasant.

Time for some lake pictures 🙂 Seven days of life at Lake Dunmore. And a little American history...

Summer has officially begun. I have a few photos from the last week or so. Starting with an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. And a Spicebush Swallowtail.

Its been a lovely spring in Vermont. The right mix of sun and rain to make everything green and healthy. I have an old crabapple that always flowers abundantly. It loss a big branch a few years ago but

I found (ok was taken to) some yellow lady slippers on a recent hike. One of our neighbors shared a yellow lady slipper habitat they check every year. Unfortunately there was evidence of more foot traffic

A few pictures of spring things around Vermont. The eft is out and about. The eft is a juvenile Eastern Newt. Dragonflies are skimming the swampy areas.

I put together a selection of spring wildflowers from some recent walks. Its raining today so I'm trapped inside for the moment. The first is a Lady Slipper. The Lady Slipper is a wild orchid that is somewhat

Trillium wild flowers have come and gone for this season. I got a few photos recently.There are two type in my area. The white with red splashes are Painted Trillium. The other is the solid red Trillium.

Only Tulips. This post is only tulips. Only tulips in my beds. Only one shot per tulip. We are delighted with our tulips this year.

Spring wildflowers are blooming! The very popular trillium and lady slippers should be blooming soon but will require some hiking to find them. This lovely white flower is a violet.

Spring is here! So much to do. So exciting to get outside and get to work. My plum trees are blooming. This beautiful young tree was planted last year! Off to a great start.

We had a lovely day today in Vermont! Temperature topped 60F for the first time this spring. Our crocuses (or croci 🤔) opened up again.

Our first crocus opened this week! Lots of bulbs are pushing up through the ground now that the snow is almost completely gone. It reached 60F one day this week. But we do have some more snow in the forecast

Its Vermont Maple Open House Weekend. We visited two maple sugaring operations near our home. Foxglove Farm and Bread Loaf View Farm.

I'm back in Vermont and you know what that means... lots of pictures of Lake Dunmore. Lake Dunmore is located in Addison County, Vermont. I have lived in a small town near Lake Dunmore for the last 5 years

Today is my 9th Birthday on Hive 🎉 I've come and gone and then returned a few times. Same with most of us but some of my friends here have always been here when I returned. Its a lovely community.

A morning walk in the fog in southeastern Kansas. Photos from another walk on my recent trip. It was a nice morning. A little fog and a little frost. But much warmer than Vermont.

I got a glimpse of spring on my recent trip. I visited Kansas which is lost in the midwest of the US. But also pretty much in the south. The crab apple trees were already blooming.