The first Garter Snake of the season, sunning by the back door
Through the kitchen window
Doll's Eyes or White Baneberry
Wild Ginger
Wild Columbine
Mayapple
Dame's Rocket, not native, distinguished from Wild Blue Phlox by 4 petals instead of 5
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Heartfelt thanks to The-Grizzled-But-Still-Incorrigible-Scribe-Himself at the beautifully writ and lovingly photographed Riverdaze for my very first blog award!
I hereby share this award with some very talented bloggers whom I follow:
My Muskoka
Whose blog is it anyway? (Brody's Blog)
4 comments:
I saw my first garter snake about three weeks ago at my BACK door. What is it about doors and garter snakes do you think?
Also, the first hummingbirds of the season appeared here Friday.
Nice wildflowers. Be sure and take a doll's eyes shot this fall.
P.S. Nice award!:-)))
The slabs at doors hold heat, I think.
The first female h'bird arrived this weekend.
Thank you! I plan to shoot doll's eyes when they appear. Last year, they were shrivelly, not too photogenic.
And it's a magnificent award, to be sure!
Actually, I suspect the garter snakes may have a hibernaculum under the foundation of this stone cottage. In the fall, I'll often see a half-dozen snakes at the same time around a certain portion of the wall. Under the floor is—so I've been told—about 12 inches of concrete. The building has been here since 1919. The place where I saw this most recent snake was to the rear, away from the river, and as I was installing a big new planting bed, I'd dug down 4–5 inches when the snake appeared right against the foundation.
You are so kind to share! I have been busy with a palliative care client. Still recovering...catching up now.
Happy spring.
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