Day 164 of 2026

My daylilies currently go on for days.

 

Day 160 of 2026

The yucca has suddenly bloomed.

 

Day 157 of 2026

This chipmunk has been chirping on the deck for a while. 

He has moved to the edge 

and is ready to sprint for the bird feeder.

 

Day 156 of 2026

I filled the feeders today 

so I spent some time watching the increased activity. 

It may not be especially clear to see, 

but the adult woodpecker (stripes showing) 

is feeding a young one (belly showing.)

 

Day 155 of 2026

I haven't seen a nuthatch in a while, 

so this was fun to see.

 

Day 152 of 2026

I have so many daylilies with buds on them, 

it's not possible to get them all in one picture, 

so I decided to concentrate on the one

 that is most likely to open first.

 

Day 140 of 2026

I've been seeing a lot of peonies in bloom lately. 

I finally got a chance to get a photo of one. 

It has been raining a lot here lately 

and the extra weight of the water on these large blooms 

always drags them down. 

I don't have any in my yard, 

but always love to see them out and about.

 

Day 139 of 2026

We had thunderstorms today so I took the opportunity 

to listen to a book 

and work on my mending project.

 

Day 126 of 2026

It was a very rainy day filled with errands, 

a dentist appointment 

and then more errands. 

Even so, I still found something lovely.

 

Day 125 of 2026

The purple irises are on full display.

 

Day 122 of 2026

Hello, May.

 

Day 119 of 2026

I wore my sandals today, 

not because it was really that warm 

but because it was warm enough 

to hope it will be warm more consistently in the near future. 

 

Day 115 of 2026

Late this afternoon I got a severe weather alert on my phone.  

Shortly after that the local sirens went off indicating a tornado warning. 

The storm was fast to come and fast to go. 

Later I saw videos of swirling debris taken from motorists. 

Even later I read that there might have been a tornado 

along a road Fireball takes home from work. 

Luckily, he had taken off early and was already home.

 

Day 112 of 2026

I went to the back yard

 to check out the progress on my lilac bush. 

While most of the buds are not open, 

there are buds covering the entire plant 

and the fragrance is amazing. 

The answer to the latest What is it? post is Clue, Live on Stage!

It was fast, funny and fun.

 

Day 101 of 2026

I should have trimmed the hydrangeas a few weeks ago, 

but I didn't. 

I'm hoping to trim them tomorrow, but first I have to find the pruners. 

And maybe I should clean up the bed.

 

Day 97 of 2026

Today's sunset is from the bridge over the highway. 

When I turned to go back to the car, my legs went all jelly on me. 

That was not fun.

Day 92 of 2026

Everything is growing so fast now. 

I believe I should have a redbud in full bloom tomorrow.

 

Day 85 of 2026

RoozenGaarde, Skagit County, Washington

We knew we would be a little too early for the full tulip display. 

There were a few varieties in bloom, 

 but there were daffodils as far as the eye can see.

Day 74 of 2026

We have a severe thunderstorm warning tonight. 

The storm is definitely upon us -

great lightning and loud thunder.

 

Day 73 of 2026

More spring emerges each day.