Went for a bike ride last night with my daughter and we had to stop and watch this Sandhill crane for a bit 😊 We have mudflats here instead of beaches, and we can't walk out there at high tide like this, but the birds can.

Finally down to one patch of snow in the yard! Yarrow grows naturally by our porch, along with a mystery plant (last pic) that loves growing in between the bricks. I think those are the white mint roots in my in-ground bed. Mystery grass or onions by the rooster. It looks like the pansies self seeded in a few planters & about the yard too. 😍 Some folks wait for Memorial day to plant outside, but we got started last weekend!! My son helped me start digging out the bed (not pictured) with strawberries & grass. It's chock full of grass roots! We transferred some of the grass & strawberries and plan to replace them with sunflowers & zucchini & other flowers. I've also got some peas outside in containers now and just planted a few kale & broccoli sprouts in some beds, & sprinkled some dill seeds in some beds. 😁 Love this time of year!! 💚

I bought a new field (pocket) flower press from Ace hardware last weekend. It's a cute, compact accordion style press and it came with extra sheets of paper to press findings in between the accordion. As I tested filling up the press, I discovered that it actually wouldn't close with all the sheets in!! How am I supposed to be out and about and not use the entire press in one go? 🤨🤨 So, I cut a slit in the back of the book/press, and now it can close when it is completely full. I recommend doing this with a knife or exacto before using your field flower press. 🫡🌸☘️

LIVE and DIRECT from my hammock beneath the front yard Eagleston Holly tree. The Honey Bees are visiting the blossoms and creating a healing hum of their combined buzzing.