This afternoon’s walk to the almost ready house - nature is already ready 💚

All the azaleas blooming, the first Rhododendron bloom and the placement of the fairy door in the new yard. Renovation getting close to being done inside #grateful #springblooms #backyardnaturalist

Strawberry plants are blooming #piedmontvirginia #backyardnaturalist

This Carolina Wren singing to me this morning #birds #birdsofvirginia #piedmondvirginia

Spied this Northern Flicker on the ground digging for food #birds #birdsofvirginia

Watched a couple snapping turtles playing around in the pond this afternoon…yes we also swim in this pond 😂 👀 #backyardnaturalist #piedmontvirginia #turtles

This big Pileated Woodpecker has been busy #birds #birdsofvirginia #pileatedwoodpecker

These Red-bellied Woodpeckers saying hello to each other this morning in the orchard #birds #birdsofvirginia #piedmont

Tuffnut

Sunrise on the farm was pretty colorful this morning #piedmondvirginia

The Honeydew Eater mould fungus that only grows on American Beech trees I learned yesterday on my walk around Ivy Creek Natural Area in #charlottesville

Black Capped Chickadee at Ivy Creek Natural Area in #charlottesville #birds #birdsofvirginia

A flock of turkeys has been ambling around the farm recently #backyardnaruralist #piedmondvirginia #turkeys

Seemed like a bread baking kind of morning #bakerbill #breadlife #sourdough

My first try at tapping Maple trees this morning #tapmytrees #maplesyrup #

Philodendron Pink Princess repotted to two plants now. The plants were enjoying the sun and warmer temperature today #backyardnaturalist #plantthings

Grabbed this from the Goodwill bins. Wasn’t really sure what I was into when the hook got pulled but reeled it in because it’s Miles Davis. It looked a little scuffy and it’s playing a bit crackly but Miles Davis & John Coltrane! Oh and Discogs reports back WTF, Goodwill bin? #recordcollector

Caught this Eastern Phoebe (I think) taking off from a chair on the front porch…through the door so some blur around head #birds #birdsofvirginia

This Eastern Bluebird I saw out the bay window this afternoon #birds #birdsofvirginia

It’s been cold for sure, J.

Been inching down this week.

Next book started this morning.

It’s the best!

Whee 🛷❄️💙

It’s a dirty windowed, hastily zoomed improperly identified black bird but I love the rising sun through its fanned wing #birds #piedmontvirginia

Also some cute to break up the doom scroll.

Snowday! #piedmondvirginia

You know what you probably don’t have enough of in your vinyl record collection? Train sounds. Give me more steam engine! #nowspinning #steamechoes #vinylcommunity

Another almost rack full today, cut & split #treesteward #grateful #warm