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. This male House Finch is cautious, Good worm weather. April 21st at 28°F (-3°C). The tulip gathering A strange kind of bird. Our own singer. Our own singer in a pear tree. A puff of white. The old wild cherry tree is awake again. My first butterfly this Spring, a Spring Azure. Quacking through the landscape... A tiny nest, maybe from a goldfinch. The Thinker Evening on our patio. 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.