Spring-y thingys and a surprise!

Sometime

in the next Month this little guy
(Dark Eyed Junco)
will be headed north to enjoy breeding season in a cooler climate

In the mean time - he ventured into my screened porch and got stuck

Usually I can guide the birds out by blocking the wrong way - with my arms
this one was a mite more confused and even took a break to rest
on the outside of my hand for a solid 2 seconds

Here is my wonderful

Spring Surprise 

SQUISHED and Poking out of the cracks

of this dried out pot

was this long forgotten little bulb

It is so sweet how it just grew anyway

I imagine it may have had some rain

water to keep it going

I'm sure with a day or 2 of sun and watered soil

it will be feeling like the brilliant Hyacinth she

was meant to be

Here are the first blooms on our Magnolia tree.

We have never had one of these in our yard and

we are more than excited to watch it come to life!

Finally. This is 

The House that Matt built

To replace the Purple Martin house that was

rotted and falling apart.

It is beautiful. and SOLID!

NOW, if we can just figure out how to get

it back up there. It is not light!