Life in the Backyard

Pictures taken on our poultry farm, a few others from trips around the area

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The busiest place in the garden is the grape jelly feeder.

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House finches, wanting all the jelly for themselves.

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Tiger lily in the mexican sunflowers.

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Hummingbird coming in for some nectar.

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The young orioles gather in this tree waiting for their turn at the jelly feeder. Two are thinking about chasing the other one off while one decides to go in for the little jelly that's left.

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A summer evening, fireflies, and an annoyed doe wishing I would get out of her territory is about as great as it gets.

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Summer evening, departing storm clouds, Lake Michigan is as wonderful as always.

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One of our cats waiting for me to stop slapping mosquitoes and pet him instead while in the woods the deer are huffing their displeasure at our presence. Not a lot of fireflies this year, but enough.

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Okay, I admit. I bought these begonias that I really don't need just to see how they looked under the UV light.

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The backside of the clematis blooms are as gorgeous as the front. Uv light used.

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Single peony, the first to bloom.

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Aunt Rhody, celebrating the end of winter, under UV light.

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Daffodils, grape hyacinths, what a wonderful smell.

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A fern frond opening to the warm weather.

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Tiny Bird Nest fungi with new babies inside.

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Our star walk of fame, the Star Magnolia.

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The star magnolias are magnificent in the daylight but it is the pussywillows who are past their adorable fuzzy stage and have moved on the pollen. The bees love them and ignore the magnolias.