Between walks, gardening, child care, and other activities I have hardly found the time to update this blog! I’ll do a short post this time and focus on photos. In the first week of April I had the opportunity to get outside a lot more. I planted some cold hardy vegetables outside like broccoli and finally had the opportunity to do some bird watching.

I was amazed to see that the American Goldfinch are starting to change from their muted browns in the winter to the brilliant yellow of the summer. I saw trumpeter swans in the village for the first time, as well as kill deer and osprey. I also was happy to see the return of the song sparrow and some grackles as well.

The crocuses in our garden began to bloom! Tulips, and daffodils began to make an appearance.

Cool rainy days provided an opportunity to transplant broccoli seedlings. I also planted arugula and spinach directly, however, I’m not sure how successful they will be!

Finally, I was incredibly happy to return to the forest. Being in the forest or by the ocean are the places I feel the most at peace. I missed being there. They created a new trail in the village near the wild bird sanctuary. By walking slowly I was able to notice the different species of moss and trees marked by the gnawing teeth of beavers.

Overall, it was a good week. This week I hope to get outside a bit more. I’m also going to be heading to Kingston over the weekend so I should be able to get some more interesting photos over there.