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I’m a little behind.  Here’s some macros from earlier in the spring.

This little guy was crawling on the fence when we were at my mom’s for spring break.  Caterpillars move fast!

Remember Bandit the Wonder Dog?  He doesn’t like it when he’s not on the same side of the fence as everyone else.

Dogwoods: (By the way – the dog to dogwood transition was totally unintentional)

Daniel loves dandelions.  He calls them “blow away flowers” which always makes me smile.

And this is my favorite from the day, I think:

Recently, I got to meet Candace and Rob, nearly-newlyweds.  Candace’s mom was ill and unable to go to her wedding last year, so they got dressed up again in their wedding finery to recreate the event, so to speak.  And I must say, even a year later, she certainly is a beautiful bride!

Congratulations, Candace and Rob, and I wish you many years of happiness to come!

This is little J.  I got to meet him and his parents shortly after he turned 1.  Isn’t he adorable?  Just learning to walk (and doing a pretty good job with it!) and the cutest eyes.  He’s a little tree hugger too!  Happy to hold onto the trees for me, and play peek-a-boo around them.

Curious what they ordered?  Click here to see!

I finally finished editing all the images I took in late September at the Robinson Nature Center.

(By the way, that creepy fuzzy thing on the 3rd row is a giant poison ivy vine!  Yuck!)

Have you been to the nature center yet?

We started our Sunday off with an ear infection.  I have no idea why my kids can’t bother to get sick when their pediatrician’s office is actually open.  Daniel started Sunday with a delightful ear full of pus.  Yum.  On a recommendation of a friend (and because we were going to be on that side of town anyway), we tried out KinderMender.  They were FANTASTIC!  Daniel and I were in and out in less than 20 minutes (much better than the 2+ hours we tend to spend at the urgent care place we used to go to).  The staff and Dr Rafei were wonderful!  Daniel especially liked the Thomas train that drove around the lobby, and I liked not having to wait forever to get seen!  It was honestly the easiest urgent care visit we’ve ever had (and thanks to my kids’ preference for getting sick after hours or on the weekend, we’ve had quite a few).  We’ll definitely be going back the next time we need after-hours pediatric care!  (Now kids, please, could we wait a little while for the next one?  We’ve already had 4 urgent care visits this year!)

This morning I visited the Robinson Nature Center to try out a macro lens.  It was a perfect day for it – not too hot, wonderfully sunny, and the nature center is such a beautiful location!  If you haven’t been yet, I highly recommend a trip. I still have a ton more to edit, but here’s what I’ve done so far.

Leave me a comment and let me know which is your favorite!  I still can’t decide which I like best…

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Last fall, I planted bulbs.  A lot of bulbs.  174 of them, I believe.  My back and hands still ache thinking about it.  They were quickly forgotten though, with all the snow, wind and general freezing-ness winter brought.  The snow’s finally gone now, the sun’s warming the earth (and me!) and last week, I noticed lots of little green things poking out of the dirt!  I can’t wait to see them bloom.

Yesterday I posted the daffodils.  I believe there were 50 of those, and I expect to see blooms on a few of them any day now.

These are the crocuses.  100 of those suckers.  I never thought I’d get them all planted.  Scattered all over our lawn.  These are a lot harder to see right now, it’s hard to pick out the crocus spots of green from the new grass spots of green, and I’m pretty sure my neighbors think I’m nuts from the amount of times I’ve walked around, bent over, staring at our lawn in my search for the tiny shoots hidden in the grass.

Near our front walk is 24 hyacinths.  They were the first shoots I noticed, peeking out of the bed on a warm day last week.  Sunday’s rain did wonders for them – they’re already taller and easier to spot.

This little guy isn’t a flower, but I was glad to see him when all the snow melted!  He’s a solar turtle, and he glows as soon as the sun goes down.  We lost him for a few weeks, buried under the mountain of snow we took off the driveway.  I wasn’t sure he’d survive, but he did.  The kids love him, though they each gave him a different name.  They couldn’t agree, and it certainly wasn’t worth fighting over!

Some day soon, expect pictures of blooms!  I can’t wait!

Yesterday the twig was brown and bare;
To-day the glint of green is there;
Tomorrow will be leaflets spare;
I know no thing so wondrous fair,
No miracle so strangely rare.
I wonder what will next be there!
~L.H. Bailey