March 31, 2024
I know it is spring when.....the water cress in the pool below the spring pokes it's head above the surface..
Chive shoots....
Garlic poking up under the leaf mulch...
A Snow Drop...
The bush is very dry and appears barren....but look!
One of the first things to bloom out in the bush. It is the female flower on an hazelnut shrub. Those are one inch gradations on the cardboard, so, it is very tiny.
The Hazelnut shrubs are easy to spot now, with the catkins on the twigs.
It is a wonderful time of year to amble around in the bush. The flies and the leaves aren't out yet, so one can see everything that becomes invisible once the leaves emerge.
The header picture was taken from the Egg Rock trail this morning, looking over the Little Bonnechere River where it comes down out of Algonquin Park. There is still some ice present in the river. As we were descending the trail, a threesome of Trumpeter Swans flew along above the waterway, below us, their calls echoing, their bodies so white in the bright sunlight.
I love going up to Egg Rock. I think we are due for another trip up the trail. Did you hear what they are proposing to do at Acorn Lake?
ReplyDeletePayne's Pine trail has been rerouted to avoid the bend in the river. Trying to find out why. Yes on Acorn. Don't get me started!
DeletePS. first Woodcock heard this AM!
DeleteI love to see buds and new growth, we are a few weeks ahead of you, our daffodils are going over, but we have so much more growing.
ReplyDeleteThis is the miraculous time of year here. Soon things will just burgeon. Every day brings new delights. Haven't seen my daffs poking through yet, but any day now!
DeleteSuch neat signs of spring. Our signs of spring have absolutely exploded everywhere! I really envy the water cress, such a treat.
ReplyDeleteLove the water cress. It is my harbinger of spring...The spring pool never freezes, and when the green pops out above the surface of the water....Yeah!
DeleteSigns of life bring hope. I am going to have to go out and see if any of our shrubs have buds. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHello Bonnie. Spring is having a relapse here. It is cold and raining and expecting a good dump of snow overnight. We'll take it. We need the moisture.
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