Water lilies in a pond in Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina. Great little pond with several different colors of water lilies. The water lilies are grown in sunken cages below the surface.

Visited the Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina over the weekend. The gardens are 55 acres of peace and serenity in the middle of Duke University. The red bridge was in the Japanese part.

Neo-Gothic archways on Duke campus in Durham, North Carolina. The overall impact of the arches is very impressive but the details are too. Lots of shapes and different colored stonework.

Downtown Durham has lots of historic buildings. With the growth of the area, the old and new are often standing side by side. The details are often the most interesting aspect of the old buildings

I'm on a short trip to North Carolina. Love the Southern Magnolias! Lovely blooms. Lovely sweet smell. Very photogenic 🙂

Another lucky nature video from this week 🙂 A porcupine wondered through our yard. Check out the video below!

We lucked into an awesome nature scene! A mink coming upstream bringing a fish with it. It travelled upstream then went up the bank and into a den. I wonder if there are kits in the den.

My flower beds are starting to have new blooms. Sweet William is a perennial with clusters of small flowers. Sweet William comes in many colors and patterns.

Northern House Wren. Photographed in Salisbury, Vermont. The northern house wren is very common in most of North America. We have had a nesting pair in this house the last couple of years.

We got a little rain last night. The allium are opened up right now. The rain left tiny drops on the blooms. We also have a lot of lavender in the beds in front of our house.

Everyday at the lake is a little different. Low clouds on the mountains and reflecting on the lake made this day picturesque. This photo is from my usual spot with the clouds and reflections

Some photos of spring flowers around my house. The first two photos are coneflowers. One of my favorites a lovely perennial that thrives in Vermont.

Hot and humid to today. Almost 90F and high humidity. So we decided to see if it was cooler on the lake. There is a bald eagles nest across the lake and we had been wanting to check it out.

A few photos of mushrooms and a couple of flowers. I've been talking about searching out a few mushrooms for photos.Its been a wet spring and they are out there. Just takes time so I made a little

Some random spring things from Vermont. Sweet scented geranium is blooming. Columbine is blooming too. Several of our apple trees have bloomed and set fruit on.

In Vermont, Spring is time to get outside! Our garden draws alot of our time in the spring. We start our plants inside. A great addition to this process is a cold frame.

Our irises are opening! We got a bunch of iris bulbs from a neighbor last year. We planted them and crossed our fingers 🤞 They have been beautiful 😍

Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid growing near Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vermont. We are lucky to have wild lady slippers growing in our area. They are very specialized to certain conditions.

Well when nature gives you rain... Lots of days like this at the lake lately. Nature is loving the cool, wet spring. Us humans not so much. At least me. I'm ready for some sunny days

A few shots from yesterday at the lake. The lake was smooth. The sky was harsh. The mountains seems to be floating in the sky.