Bats In My Belfry

It’s tempting to think that Spring has arrived, especially when seeing things like this:

Not a cloud in the sky this morning. Brilliant blue skies every direction. In the 40s but you could actually feel the sun’s warmth. Was pure pleasure to be out and walking on a day like today. Some of the trees have buds and there is plenty of mud where last week the ground was crunchy. In some places the mud was so slippery that being dragged along by the frisky Dawg was like skiing.

I was so tempted to snag a branch of this…

…but I don’t feel right about taking things from Nature. Best to leave them where they are.

Walking out in The Fields can sometimes feel as if you’re nowhere near a town the size of Markdorf. This is a good thing to me. It’s essential to recharge and I’m blessed to have this area so conveniently located to wander about in.

To the left there is a little enclosed property. I have no idea what they are called. They are small fenced in areas, with sheds, bar-b-que equipment, small gardens (flowers and veggies) and sitting areas. There are three of them out in The Fields. An old woman frequents one and she tends some very pretty flower beds.  She is a bit ferocious about people walking by. I assume she prefers her privacy. Another is more a social gathering place with a large shed and seating area. The third is a large vegetable garden and you often see a woman tending it at dawn in the summer.

Don’t know what these plants are, kind of like pampas grass. I’m woefully ignorant about horticulture but not quite as bad as Himself who tends to “tree” “flower” etc.

This one, I do know. Willow. I spent a great deal of my childhood up a willow tree in our backyard, reading.  I remember having a transistor (über!) radio and listening to “A Summer Song” by Chad and Jeremy. Always associate that with willow trees. Looks like this tree is greening up a bit.

Beautiful, beautiful day. The cynic in me is wondering when Winter is going to make a return and smack us upside the head. But…not today.

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