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.

So I used the ID App to learn what its name is. Florida has an abundance of biting and stinging insects! (Life in The Swamp)