All of spring’s greenery looks incredibly bright processed as IR. Taken 14 May 2017.
Where does the time go?
Wow. Has it really been almost two months since our last post? Since January’s snow, we’ve had record-breaking high temperatures, a six-day monsoon with more than five inches of rain, a few tornadoes and tomorrow night, we have a freeze warning.
Single green male seeking female …
Single green anole seeks female for whatever it is lizards do in the spring.
Red and green
Red tips stand out in this cushion of lichen.
Most of the red tips are about the size of a pinhead.
Tiny as they are, the bright red of these fruiting bodies really stands out against the gray-green of the lichen clump.
Signs of spring
About nine days ago, Arkansas saw record low temperatures. Today, the sun is shining and the mercury hit 69 degrees by mid-afternoon. It’s the perfect day for a photo safari and time to take to the deer trails and old logging road in search of spring.
Tiny Houstonia blooms spangle the re-awakening “lawn.”
The first rock violet bloom looks a bit droopy after days of rain.
Cardamine is an early bloomer in a late-starting Arkansas spring.
Spring’s abundance
Even if spring was a little late coming to the mountain, the trees and vines have made up for lost time. The first grape clusters are everywhere and the mulberry tree’s offerings are looking abundant so far. It’ll be a race to see who gets there first — the birds or us! (The birds usually win. This is their territory.)
White blossoms
Nature’s version of the seersucker suit.
White irises. A gift from a friend.
Chinese fringe tree.
Onion bloom.
Weekly photo challenge: Spring
Spring in Arkansas is looking up!
Other visions of spring we liked:
- Delicious take on spring —Â http://mixerupper.com/2014/05/02/spring/
- Getting into the garden — http://marthalisek.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/weekly-photo-challenge-spring-preparations/
- Not sheepish —http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/weekly-photo-challenge-spring-2/
- Floral spring — http://youthinkyoucanblog.com/2014/05/02/a-beautiful-spring-weekly-photo-challenge/
- More floral — http://silverinthebarn.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/weekly-photo-challenge-spring/Â
- Utah —Â http://scottseyephotos.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/weekly-photo-challenge-spring/
Post-eclipse beauty
Slept through the peak of the April 15 lunar eclipse, but got up early enough to see this beautiful moonset.
We love ladybugs
What is it about beetles that make them so darned cute?  Is it their shape or their color? Or the way they move with those little legs churning away under that bubblelike shell? Each winter, we have scores of ladybugs come out of hiding and make themselves at home inside the house. We feed them. We sprinkle water near them to drink and watch them fly spirals under the lights at night. If it’s warm enough, we encourage them to go outside and find some aphids, scale insects or other pests.
The (Urban-Wildlife) Interface 