Here are a few of the things that caught my eye last Saturday as we scoured the woods:
Creasy greens blooming just behind the house
Someone's little home--could it be a fairy house, or perhaps just a fairydiddle's house?
A rock pile signaling the past--long ago wheat was grown on this steep hillside.
Do you see that tiny hole in the ground just below the tree? George spotted this; I am sure I would have overlooked it. But in this little hole were
two tiny baby rabbits! So snug they were in their little nest. Even though we knew we'd soon be chasing them out of our gardens, we left them to their slumbers.
And finally, back home over the hill to cook the day's haul.
Have you been in the woods this spring? What did you see?
I hope to take a walk in our woods tomorrow to see if we can find some morel mushrooms! Larry sure does have a good eye! I know what he was thinking when he found those rabbits. He was thinking good eatin when they get bigger! hehehe
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you and your family Granny Sue!
Angela
That walk in the woods looked like fun. That one hole you saw I wondered if a snake was in it, :o(
ReplyDeleteThe baby bunnies are cute, but if you make them pets
you can't eat them ;o( Wish I knew how to look and find mushrooms in the woods..
the bunnies were so cute! I love wandering in the woods. Andrew and David went out again a while ago and found a big bunch of morels. The most they had ever found at one time.
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect weather for them, Janet-plenty of rain followed by a little warmth. If I tell Larry your guys found some he'll be back in the woods even in the dark!
ReplyDeleteAngela, you're probably right! They're so helpless though, who could harm them? I've never seen anything so cute.
ReplyDeleteGood luck hunting! Look on the northern side of the hill, where there are poplars and/or downed timber. Seems like they like those spots, although this year they're everywhere. Must be a boom year for mushrooms.
Well, Gingerbread, there could be a snake in there. More likely it's a ground squirrel's home, though. One day you'll have to try your hand at finding the 'shrooms!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! I hadn't taken a walk in the woods in months. I miss that sense of peace and wonder.
ReplyDeleteJai
It's time, Jai. I had not been out either. There is nothing quite like just looking about in the forest.
ReplyDeleteToday I found the Mayapples up and healthy with white violets blooming under the Mayapple's umbrella protection. Dandilions, of course, all over! The Redbuds that escaped the yards and are running rampant thru the timber are not quite in full bloom, but so pretty. The wild plums are blooming too in the fence lines.
ReplyDeleteGlorious native dogwood trees in full bloom. A wonderful treat from Mother Nature -- barbara
ReplyDeleteOur dogwoods are coming out too! The redbuds had a short run this year, too much rain, too cold, then too hot, then too much rain... it's been a strange spring.
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