A BLOOM!!!!
Mood:  smelly
Topic: SEEN AROUND THE PLACE
some hard work today (for me, with my own private scale of difficulty) but it was really good to be outside.

i saw the first violet blooming along the side of the road, and down by the river the first two pale lavender butterflies were out. usually i see them as the violets are at their peak. lovely little creatures.

also saw some red twig dogwood so i can go collect a couple of whips and see if i can root them. and some blue flags were up, although just leaves, no buds or blooms yet. it's nice to poke around the river before vegetation and bugs make it almost intolerable to explore the riverbank.

ohhhhhh, and a minnow! first of the season for that, too.

lucky seems intent on undercutting the riverbank. i don't know what he's digging for, but perhaps a muskrat. maybe just frogs.

i'm lucky to live here.