Crockstar Chronicle: nature

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Garden and Nature

The other day I went to the basement and saw this thing sticking out.

Turns out the potatoes were ready to grow, so Grace helped me plant them out in the garden!

Our bush (left of what is shown) was chosen by this cardinal couple for their nest, after much deliberation! The nest is barely visible from our kitchen window, but I can't wait to see the babies!

The sweet William from Abby's mom has blossomed! It is beautiful!

And Alice and I had a staring contest with a deer on her way to school last week! We ultimately won. There were also three bunnies, but my picture of them left a lot to be desired.

It's nice to be in a warm and green forest again! Trying to soak up every single second!

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Views of Spring

The twins have a week and a day until their school is out for summer! The mornings have still been chilly and rainy, and with so few days left, I've tried to enjoy every single walk!

The new leaf pierced through the old leaf as it grew!

After reading the cookbook* that offered me new perspective, I look forward to this bush flowering each spring now! And will probably forever associate it with the twins' fourth grade publishing party!

One of the trees at the twins' school looked so pretty, I had to try to get a picture! It was so much better in person though.

When we got back from Emily and William's band concert, the tops of the trees looked like they were on fire!

And we spotted a rainbow! If you look closely, you can see it in the other picture too!

The dew clinging to the grass seeds looked too cool.

Nicole gave me some sweet William last year, and it thrived! It's so pretty, and green and healthy looking! She said it might even flower this year! = )

New growth on this evergreen is a bright green color!

The moon was big and bright, long before the sunset.

I usually hear the woodpecker, but rarely see it. These holes might be the work of a woodpecker?

I think all springs in Michigan are chilly, but knowing how short lived the morning walks will be this spring, has me thankful for each and every morning we do get to walk!

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*The title is Big Heart, Little Stove by Erin French and while it seems strange that a cookbook could inspire me this much, it has been over a year, and I'm still benefiting from the read, so no regrets!

Spring is in the Air

The time change is making me angrier and angrier with each passing year, being out in the cold and dark, and the snow seemed to stick around forever this year, so this beautiful cotton candy sunrise was a most welcomed reminder that it would not last forever!

Tiny green leaves poking out!

The blood moon was pretty splendorous this year! The clouds gave it a lovely halo, but it was very clear, and very large, when we spied it before school one day.

There have been a few precious days this year, so far, that I could comfortably walk to drop off and collect the twins. On the first of these days, the river looked as still as a lake!

Another of these days was sunnier, and the tiny flowers peeking out added color and glee to my walk!

Looking forward to warmer days, more walks, and plenty of natural wonders to enjoy.

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Nature

It's cold here, like, hasn't been above freezing in over a week cold, so we aren't outside much other than shovelling.

However, the mornings, are cold, but stunning! And we're getting more daylight each day, so my mood is also improving. lol.

Since there is ongoing construction each morning at drop off, this picture is a great representation of this year!

Grace rolled down the window for this one!

We have a storm brewing, it's supposed to hit tomorrow, and the clouds were just roiling in the sky. If you look closely, you can also see the moon! I was taking the picture through my windshield though, and it looks like it may have distorted what I saw.

And this was so pretty, I ventured out into the snowy backyard to get it, because I didn't want to take it through the window and screen!

I am thankful for beautiful sights, year-round.

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Outside

Most days this time of year, it hurts to be outside, so the pictures are fewer and further between. We did have a few good pictures of nature this round though!

Grace really liked the sky after we finished our robotics day, so she was the one who took this picture.

The moon peeking out on the same day.

The bush right outside of our kitchen window had lots of berries this year, and the birds came visiting often! But on the day of our first sticking snow, we had lots of visitors!