From a great distance... Star magnolia Norway maple flowers April morning. House finch feeding on elderberry jelly. A cold April Sunday. Saw us and took off! The lone cloud Evening on our patio. The Thinker A tiny nest, maybe from a goldfinch. Quacking through the landscape... My first butterfly this Spring, a Spring Azure. The old wild cherry tree is awake again. A puff of white. House finch, either juvenile or female. Our resident male Housefinch is back. A timid, tiny first Violet. Reaching out. Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum) Spring Azure butterfly on Spring Beauty Spring dreams. Looking across to our Canadian neighbors. HAPPY EASTER! A beam of light. April Fools Day in Michigan. April Fools Day in Michigan. 21°F (-6°C) Robins on April 1st in Michigan. Coming out of our carport... Our local Killdeer. In the middle of a subdivision... In the middle of a subdivision... The first tiny Spring flower. Corn Speedwell. Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) Great blue heron The Old Willow Parent and offspring. Lesser Scaup, male. Memories of a Spring. Memories of a Spring. Memories of a Spring. A walk through the woods. Still no sign of Spring