Spring is usually the only time of year I see a rose-breasted grosbeak.

Hostas are prettiest when they are new.

The woods behind us is filled with wild flowers and new growth.

Several years ago we planted a few ferns.

Now we have lots of them.

I love seeing them uncurl. They look like fiddleheads.

Rain is a part of every spring in this area, and this year we had a lot of rain.

On this day it was windy and rainy.

My sister and her husband gave me this cute bird house for my birthday, so it was fun watching a wren build a nest.

He had trouble getting this branch in the hole, but eventually got it figured out.

I kept an eye on the rhododendron because it looked like it was going to be pretty this year.

 …and it was pretty.