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eabolden, 1 month ago to Wisconsin

Garden flowers after yesterday’s rain #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #April #Spring

May Apple leaf partially open with water drops on the umbrella like surface
Trillium ( will be red ) with wet leaves and some drops on the flower bud
Pasque flower formerly covered in fluffy hairs, now looking like a wet dog. Mostly closed flower with some drops of water

eabolden, 1 month ago to Wisconsin

What’s blooming in a research garden, what could be in a future garden closer to home #Wisconsin #Madison #AgricultureResearchStation https://westmadison.ars.wisc.edu

Tulip unusual label says Miss Behaved Owen-P, 2021
Narcissus blooms, the middle one in the stack is in focus. White outside
Narcissus Three blooms in bright sunlight

eabolden, 2 months ago to random

#SilentSunday #GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark #MingusMill #Year2022 #April

eabolden, 2 months ago to Wisconsin

Bloodroot buds. #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #March #Native #WildFlowers

Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis soon to be opened buds
Blanket wrapped buds. Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis just opening bloom barely extending above the still wrap around leaf.

eabolden, 2 months ago to Wisconsin

Who is and wants to bloom today #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #March

Several buds on a weeping pussywillow at various shades of maturity
Narcissus one bloom and one bud, intense color
Virginia Bluebells foliage present and early buds are very visible

eabolden, 3 months ago to Wisconsin

Best buds #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #March #Year2024

Redbud tree bud closeup of a branch with buds
Magnolia bud from a Yellow magnolia
Bud on the tip of a branch from a Tulip tree Liriodendron

eabolden, 3 months ago to random

#SilentSunday

eabolden, 3 months ago to Wisconsin

Who wanted to be found today? #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #February #BirdsOfMastodon

Chickadee in a birch tree
Nuthatch on a sunflower seed feeder
Red tail hawk in a tree in the middle of a corn field.

eabolden, 3 months ago to Wisconsin

Who showed up today? #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #February #BirdsOfMastodon

A cardinal looking quite elegant in a birch tree in the sun
Red bellied woodpecker in a redbud with a single sunflower seed in its mouth
A downy woodpecker sitting carefully on the trunk of a semi curly willow tree

eabolden, 3 months ago to random

Textures #Mosstodon lichen fuzzy buds. Spring feels so close. Maybe too close. I hope the magnolia will bloom this year, and not just freeze until next year. #Wisconsion #Mazomanie #February

A shield fungus on the trunk of a black cherry tree
The very fuzzy bud of a yellow magnolia tree
A soft, touchable bud of a weeping pussy willow

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

#Wisconsin #Mazomanie #February #Rainbow #Weather

eabolden, 4 months ago to ilaughed

Wandering on a brighter day and a bit of wind. Who showed up in the field next door? #Video #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #BirdsOfMastodon #HornedLark #Eremophila

Lark facing away with two cute tufts on either side of the head
Lark angled left near some corn stalk rubble

Attentive wandering with a bit of wind. Horned lark in a snowy field with corn stubble.

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Mist fed roads trees and buildings on the way to work #Wisconsin #Fog #January

Large tree on a hill shrouded in fog. If you look closely you may see a hawk in the upper left part of the tree.
A building in the middle of a field, made more interesting by the containing fog, hiding details of the surrounding area
A tree in the middle of fields with a large hill in the background. It is really a tree island in a fog sea

eabolden, 4 months ago to ilaughed

#SilentSunday #Video #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #BirdsOfMastodon #Snow

One pot, some seeds, many visitors flying in and out. Blue jays, junco, cardinals, goldfinch and maybe house finch. I realize it isn’t Sunday, but it was relaxing to look at the birds eating.

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Who showed up today in the light snow? #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #BirdsOfMastodon #Snow

Downy woodpecker in a light snow sitting in a semi-curly willow tree waiting for a spot to become evailable on a suet feeder. It has the feel of a crowded charging lot waiting for a car charging spot to open.
Cardinal - ‘Mine, all mine!’ Such excitement to be the only one in the flower pot seed feeder. Such Joy!
Three blue jays and a cardinal, sounds like a joke. The blue jay on the right with a beak wide open yelling at a second blue jay on the edge of the pot. The second blue jay has one tentative foot down, and is considering another. The third blue jay looks like it is dropping from the sky like the snow. If I didn’t know better, I would look for the flying saucer sucking the blue jay up in a beam from above the feeder. The somewhat blurred cardinal is staying out of it in the background.

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Fishing #Wisconsin #PrairieDuSac #January #BaldEagle #Fishing #BirdsOfMastodon

A spray of water droplets falling off a clawed catch. Eagle in flight
In flight dining. Fish in mouth mid flight
Catch just above the water. Shadow shows on the surface

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Who showed up today? #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #BirdsOfMastodon

Red Fox Sparrow on a burning bush branch, hiding from the wind on this chilly day
Cardinal on a birch tree branch
House Finch on a semi curly willow branch

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Secrets, screams and subtle impacts. #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #BirdsOfMastodon #BlueJays

Whispered secrets from one blue jay to another, right before take off
One blue jay arriving on the right edge of a pot while a blue jay on the left is angrily screaming something impolite.
No idea what happens but a blue jay with wings outstretch is trying to scale a snow cover cliff which bits of ice fall from contact with his feet. (Snow covered wicker table, not really a cliff, but cliff sounds better)

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

The sitting room #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #BirdsOfMastodon

Blue jay on a paperbark maple branch
Fluffy blue jay on a redbud tree branch
Cardinal sitting somewhat sideways on a paperbark maple branch

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Today when the kitchen is still closed and customers are waiting. ( late filling the bird feeders ) #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #BirdsOfMastodon

Cardinal in a birch tree looking at the camera waiting for breakfast, but somewhat inquisitive
Blue Jay in a redbud tree looking at the camera a little too intently.
Jostling for position on feeders and trees and in the air waiting for breakfast.

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Blue Jay dining action on a very cold day. Cyanocitta cristata #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #Cyanocitta #BirdsOfMastodon

One blue jay soaring above a dish with sunflower seeds while a second blue jay on the dish holds out its wing in a somewhat threatening manner
Two blue jays. One preparing to leap into the air the second one is in the air with widely outstretched wings and fanned tail belly facing the camera
Blue jay pulling up from a dive on the way to a flower pot formerly occupied by cardinals

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

#SilentSunday #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #BirdsOfMastodon #Winter

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Winter storm grocery shopping. #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #Snow #BirdsOfMastodon

Five birds eating, landing and departing.
Completing the trio, adding one more to the shopping.
Blue Jay launching from a flower pot with sunflower seeds. Seeds hulls are scattered in a spray behind.

eabolden, 4 months ago to Wisconsin

Snow frosted trees #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #January #Snow

Evergreen trunks with the north side covered in snow, the south side is bare of snow. It looks like a pretzel set down sideways in frosting and then stood up to dry. It tastes like snow though, not frosting.
A snow covered evergreen with white branched trees in the background
A semi curly willow with globs of unevenly distributed snow frosting on the branches just like what you might see the first time kids help with frosting in the kitchen.