Skunk Cabbage is blooming (Symplocarpus foetidus) The winding river in March. A busy beaver. Beaver country. Our 'hunting' dog. No sign of Spring on March 20th. No sign of Spring on March 20th. The oak leaves are still hanging tight. The Robin is not having luck to find worms... View to the 'Michel'. Alsterarkaden Rathaus Mitte The first tiny Spring flower. Coming out of our carport... 21°F (-6°C) Robins on April 1st in Michigan. From a great distance... Our resident male Housefinch is back. Spring Azure butterfly on Spring Beauty A Spring garden. Maggie's morning trail. Blue Shade Anemone Maple leaves are opening. Our morning visitor. Fort Gratiot, Michigan. First visit at the lake in 2021. A Goldeneye and a Redhead sharing... Halted by deep snow... Hungry! "My bone, don't touch!" Titmouse near the feeders. "Maggie, come..."; 'no, I want to go this way'! My birthday rose. Under a frigid sky. Winter's grip on nature. Winter river. Winter rose. The atmosphere is going crazy... Winter night. A February morning in Michigan. Dinner! Sleeping on a moving river. Companionship Redheads (Aythya americana) Winter silence Frozen in time.