Monthly Archives: April 2015

Feathered finery

Posted on April 30, 2015 by krikitarts

A couple of days ago, as I was chatting with a pair of chickadees (probably black-capped, Poecile atricapillus) that have built a nest in our wren housem and trying to get a few portrait shots as they flitted around from … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (24)

Posted on April 29, 2015 by krikitarts

We have a small stone wall behind the house with lots of nooks and crannies, and it’s my favorite place to look for spiders. I’ve only seen a few this year, but the weather has been so nice during the … Continue reading →

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Cool catkins, continued

Posted on April 28, 2015 by krikitarts

As a sequel to the willow catkins from northern Minnesota that I brought you a few days ago, here’s what is currently waiting for us just outside our back door. The tree is a river birch (Betula nigra), one of … Continue reading →

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Serenity Sunday: First forest foray

Posted on April 27, 2015 by krikitarts

We drove north last week to check on the cabin to see how it had fared through the winter, and I’m happy to be able to provide a good report—no trees fell on it and no critters made their way … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (23)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by krikitarts

Just the other day our first jumping spider of the season made his appearance. We’d opened the window to let in the fresh air on a delightfully warm day and closed it again as it cooled off. The next day … Continue reading →

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A sad passing and a happy recovery

Posted on April 14, 2015 by krikitarts

Ever since we settled on this house, some 17 years ago, we have loved our flowering crabapple tree, delighting in its spring blossoms and the fragrance they emanate.  But the severe, cold, dry winter of 2013 was too much for … Continue reading →

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Serenity Sunday: Nuanced nutflowers

Posted on April 12, 2015 by krikitarts

Another fine step in spring’s progress: Our dwarf flowering almond (Prunus glandulosa) is living up to its name in fine shape. A single blossom is about an inch in diameter. It was very windy yesterday, and it took several tries … Continue reading →

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Spring on hold?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by krikitarts

It doesn’t pay to try to outguess Mother Nature. Just when it seems that all the trees are starting to bud and to leaf out and all the flowering plants are eager to open their blossoms, she sends a stern … Continue reading →

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500 Ways to Live Your Love

Posted on April 9, 2015 by krikitarts

On this milesone of my 500th post with WordPress, I thank all of you who have been following my blogs. I’ve thought about how to celebrate this, and decided to spend most of the day sorting out a dozen of … Continue reading →

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Daphne dearest

Posted on April 7, 2015 by krikitarts

As our spring progresses in leaps and bounds, thanks to the inch of rain we had just the other day, another of our favorite bushes has entered the pageantry of the flower festival. It’s the Daphne flowering shrub (Daphne odora), … Continue reading →

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