In the garden, the Pink Dogwood dripped prettily with raindrops ~
Mock Orange had a visit from its Ant Matilda
Oakley, the tree that has grown from an acorn I planted a few years ago is thriving in a bigger pot.
A drenched female House Finch takes refuge in the bird feeder I hung at the front with black sunflower seeds inside.
The tree near our mailbox drops huge cones and seems to be top heavy with ammunition ~
I better keep clear of that area during a wind storm!
Pine needles gathered around a storm drain.
This Sunset serenade was kindly performed by a White-crowned Sparrow this evening,
while a dragon cloud or whale cloud ~ depending on which way you look at it, drifted into the sunset.
I am compiling my May list of photographs from the Scavenger Hunt and will post them in the next day or so :)
To refresh your memory, the list is as follows:
a butterfly
a bicycle
a red door
a red door
a cartoon character
an emergency vehicle
an emergency vehicle
think vintage!
something blue
a street light
texture
a sign of the zodiac
an interesting local building
a portrait in black and white
something blue
a street light
texture
a sign of the zodiac
an interesting local building
a portrait in black and white
how wonderful to be serenaded by the white crowned sparrow!
ReplyDeleteWow! look at all those pine cones! And you grew an Oak Tree, that's wonderful :) Stunning photo's once again, thank you for sharing them. Mo
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a dragon to me Glo :)
ReplyDeleteI love the colourful blossom here and all the blooms on the previous post too.
Lovely to see the Red-breasted Sapsucker on the last post, I always enjoy seeing your birds.
Terrific photos to see the month out!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing your scavenger hunt ones. Flighty xx
The Pink Dogwood looks a real beauty. I had forgotten about Oakley. Nice to see it is growing healthily.
ReplyDeleteMy - what a lot of ammunition that tree has for the next gale. You will need a steel umbrella when you go out.
Thanks Juliet ~ evening is a lovely time to walk to birdsong serenade :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mo ~ those cones are quite amazing! Yes, my little Oakley is doing fine in his bigger pot. I'm glad you enjoyed my photos!
Hi ShySongbird ~ Happy you saw the dragon in the clouds and enjoyed my photos. The Sapsucker was a treat for me too! Recently I have had a large corvid land at the bird feeders but haven't managed a photo. A big difference from the usual wee visitors!
Hi Flighty ~ pleased you enjoyed the photos and I have finally posted the May Scavenger post list.
Hi John ~ The Pink Dogwood is lovely ~ it has grown so much since we moved here 18 years ago. It now peeks through my upstairs bedroom window! I think Oakley looks great too and looks up to his 'mother tree'. I was amazed at the number of huge cones on the tree...situated next to the mailbox. Great idea about a reinforced umbrella!