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. The old barn. Tiny umbrellas. A Spring garden. Serviceberry Maggie's morning trail. Blue Shade Anemone Maple leaves are opening. Our morning visitor. Yes, snow on April 20th. in Michigan. The lone cloud Saw us and took off! A cold April Sunday. House finch feeding on elderberry jelly. April morning. Norway maple flowers Star magnolia From a great distance... A single blossom of Bloodroot, the first in 2021. 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)