Centennial Park on a Cold March Day

The day looked warm enough to take a walk at Centennial Park but the sunshine was not very warming. I opted to cut the walk short after I got a few pictures. I always like the rock jetty near the boat ramp

And the red bridge at the other end of the lake. Those landmark pictures were the beginning and end of my short walk.

I noticed a glove that someone had lost on the path

And the geese feeding on the shore (there were none on the lake itself).

I attempted to get pictures of the Buffleheads feeding on the lake – but they must have been finding a lot to eat…so my first attempts resulted in ripples after they dove under water. Once I managed to anticipate where they would surface, I got some pictures…but they are almost at the limit of my zoom.

My favorite pictures of the short walk were of a wasp nest high in a maple tree that has been battered all winter so that the interior structure was exposed.

With the wasp nest images captured - I decided to make a hasty retreat to the warmth of my car...and then home.

Around my Yard – April 2017

April has been a rainy month for us – so far. I managed to walk around the yard on one sunny afternoon. There is a lot of trimming and cleanout work to be done as soon as we have a few dry days in a row. I am not a gardener so it is a chore that requires some will power to accomplish. I cheered myself up by taking some pictures of little things I noticed as I was assessing the yard: a wasp exploring a past-prime daffodil,

A dandelion – one of the first to bloom this season (pre-emergent is never totally effective),

A self-fungus on one of the larger pieces in our brush pile,

Violets beginning to bloom,

And a scruffy looking robin!