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Curly Catkin
As we get further into the spring season more flowers are making their appearance as each day goes by. And while I wait for more to appear I just can't help taking photographs of those pretty little white apple blossoms. I plan on getting a lot of photos of these...
A Repeat
So it turns out that my favourite photos from today are the same as yesterday (except for a new photo). Go figure. The mushrooms have done some growing since yesterday afternoon and there seems to be more of them too. This mushroom family is starting to squish each...
Emerging
For my neighbourhood walk today I took the catwalk from my street to the creek and the first thing I discovered is these mica cap mushrooms. They've almost finished emerging from the soil. Usually when I'm out hiking in autumn is when I tend to photograph these...
Blooming Helicopters
I've done a little more research and I've realized that those red maple buds, with those red petal-like things, are actually the seeds. Or what I like to call "the helicopters". You can see in the photograph above that the leaves are there but they are not...
Bunny Time
I was out by the train tracks by the creek taking photos of the Siberian squills when I heard a rustling behind me. When I turned around I saw... a bunny! This rather large bunny looked at me, chewed some grass for a minute or so, and then it hopped a few feet into...
Twirls and Spikes
Okay, so I just had to get another photograph of that seed pod. I did warn you in my last post that there was going to be more. They are just so interesting I can’t seem to stop. Plus I keep seeing different ones that peek my interest. And then there’s this...
From Brown to Purple
At the top of my street is a catwalk that takes me to the other side of the creek than I normally walk. This path is not as well worn as the other side but I think some people still use it to get to wherever they're going. Just to the right of the catwalk I spotted...
The Ants Are Out
Today on my walk I saw an ant. It must be the time for the hives to start getting active again. I'm not looking forward to the fight of keeping them outside the house. Since a very old willow came down a few years ago in the creek we have had the joy of entertaining...
Nature’s Magnifying Glass
It’s chilly out today and as I’m out exploring a different section of the creek path it starts snowing. Yup - that’s right - snow! Do you see those little white balls of snow on the dried thistle? Come on Mother Nature, can we not just have a nice warm spring? She...