I always have interesting blog posts that I intend to write - and then laziness gets in the way and I wind up doing annoyingly boring crap about the cats....or the forest.
Did I ever mention that living with three cats could drive a completely sane and rational person to insanity and thoughts of murder?
Not that I'm completely sane or rational, mind you. It was merely an inconsequential figure of speech.
Did I ever mention that this has been the coldest April I can remember?
It's finally slightly warming up, but the next two nights are supposed to be in the 30's again (Fahrenheit).
The frigid night frosts have killed all of the beautiful pink and purple spring blossoms, but - miraculously - some of the white blossoms have survived. These are courtesy of the dogwood trees.
After days (weeks? months??) of torrential rain, it finally cleared today and the sun actually appeared. Which is cause for celebration.
My celebratory mood was momentarily thwarted when I went outside and saw the first tick of the season.....and soon afterwards was chased back inside by a rowdy mob of angry bees.
Undaunted and admirably persistent, I grabbed my El Cheapo camera and decided to go for a brief walk in the woods.
Fortunately the woods are on my property and only a few yards from the back door. Otherwise I wouldn't survive the ordeal.
The intense joy that I get from sharing these photos with you is almost indescribable.
I can only imagine the intense joy you get from seeing them.
Am I being a sarcastic wise guy?
Naw. Not a chance.
Actually, this dogwood tree is not exactly in the woods - it's right near my garage.
Okay - here we are in the woods. It's high noon on a lovely day. All the trees are coming to life, thanks to the endless recent rain.
The forest is filled with the incessant warble (warble??) of birds. Robins, wrens, cardinals, bluebirds, and lots of woodpeckers. And hawks soaring high above the trees.
I saw wild turkeys in the front yard a few days ago, but they wandered away before I could get the camera.
I like this one. The sun is right behind the tree.
A thought:
Should I copyright my photos? I was suddenly thinking about the copyrighted stolen questions that I used on my previous blog post.
Anyway, if you use these photos for any purpose other than your own personal intense pleasure, I'll find out where you live and beat the stuffing out of you. Then I'll put an eternal Hungarian curse on you.
I might look sweet and adorable, but I'm tough.
