Maple Trees

This year's warm spring weather is causing the dull grays and browns of winter to take on brighter colors. The maple trees are starting to take on some bright red colors as their seed pods are filling out.

More Signs of Spring

The warm weather continues and more signs of Spring appear in the neighborhood. The first daffodils are starting to bloom at our house.



While most people can identify spring daffodils, how many people can identify this spring flower? Hint, I noticed it blooming in our front lawn while drinking my morning coffee.



Somewhat a trick question. It's the flower of the Silver Maple tree in our lawn. The flowers are about 3/4 inch across and it is way too early for this to blossom.

Another flower in bloom is the Periwinkle.



Still finding more crocus in bloom and couldn't pass up taking some photos of these little jewels.



The bottom crocus in this photo even has a very small bug on it.


Yesterday I spotted my first frog of the spring and today there were fifty or more in a small wetland area on our property. The frogs and peepers are starting to mate and some have laid eggs already.



I found this lonely frog all by himself in a flooded area of the pipeline trench. Doesn't he know all his buddies are at a party in the wetlands at the bottom of the hill?