First hummingbird of the 2011 season

I was surprised to get one so early but there he was a beautiful hummer drinking from my feeder. He kept coming back over and over. I put out fresh nectar and he came back and tested that too.

My hungry little wrens

I was able to get some good pictures of my wren family eating the meal worms I put out on the porch railing. They are taking them back to the house, so I think their might be little ones in there. Haven't heard them yet.

a nature adventure with my girls 4-3-11

Today, a beautiful Sunday, the girls and I started out on another adventure. Emme rode her bike and Anna walked with me. I brought along my camera so I could get some pictures. We got some nice pics of the spring flowers blooming, some interesting pics of the Cape Fear River behind one of our neighbors house and on top of all that we had a good time.

A new nursery to buy plants this year

Yesterday we checked out an ad I found in the local paper for a place to buy plants for my yard. It was great - 'Steve's Plants' is located out in the country where he has big greenhouses. He took the time to walk us around and gave me ideas for my flower beds. He was so nice and gave me some good advice for planting, pruning, where to plant and what to use. I can't wait to get started probably around the 15th of April.

March 27, 2011

Today is only 39 for a high after temps in the 80's. It really feels cold. I will have to cover my strawberry plants tonight.
I took a picture of the swan that Ernie made to hang a hummingbird feeder on. I think it is really pretty.

Look at this big woodpecker!

When I returned home from my adventure with Anna today, there in my neighbor's yard on his tree was this huge woodpecker. I just had to get my camera.

Adventure with Anna

Today I asked Anna to walk with me on the closed part of the golf course to collect rocks. We know there are a lot of rocks, for in my flower beds, because one day we took a walk on this same path and wound up walking for 2 1/2 hours. We promised each other that we would come back another day and get some. So I brought my old red wagon, camera, water, and a snack. We also had to bring our umbrellas because it looked like it was going to start raining any minute. We didn't have to go too far when we spotted some good rocks. Then I spotted the 'boulder' as we called it, because it was very heavy for me to lift. We filled the wagon with our treasures and then decided to sit on the hill and take a break. We had a great day together.