Friday, May 18, 2012 New Growth The bare root berry bushes planted last week are beginning to leaf out.

Thursday, May 17, 2012 Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum ) The Painted Trilliums are quietly blooming in the woods. You have to look closely for them as they do not tend to advertise their presence. This image is from Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 A Bird In the Hand (photo by Ian) This afternoon Ian and Lisa both heard a thump at the window. They found this little fellow lying belly up on the front lawn, stunned from a hard impact with the window glass. Happily he appeared to regain his wits after a few minutes of hand holding, then completed his recovery in a nearby tree, For the record, this is a Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia).