Going leisurely on a photography hunt around our yard, I discovered two flowers waving at me in the gentle morning breeze. Not being very good at identifying wildflowers, I used the app PictureThis on my iPhone.
Robert’s Herb
For the beginning of May, I decided to publish a photo of a magnolia bush splendidly showing off its blossoms in April.
A recent warm spell attracted a multitude of our feathery friends, sparrows, robins, and humming birds.
A photo session in the nearby woods led us to a larch branch that offered a refreshing view of its new needles.
Violets (Viola) typically featuring heart-shaped leaves and five-petaled, often fragrant flowers in shades of purple, blue, white, and yellow. Blooming in spring, they are popular low-maintenance perennials and ground cover for shady or partially sunny gardens, thriving in temperate regions (like ours in BC).
Over the past 25 year, I noticed that certain natural events took place with the regularity of a clock. Within the first ten days of April, mallard ducks would gather in our swampy village drainage ditches. From their winter quarters in the south, Canada geese are returning to their favourite home turf near Fauquier, BC. Let’s not forget the swallows gathering in entire flocks on the ubiquitous power lines. Along the highways, poplars and birches begin to show their light green colours so refreshing for the winter-weary eyes. Impressive are the swollen chestnut buds, ready to burst. Farther west, beyond the Monashee Mountains, I once discovered on a steep hillside overlooking the Kalamalka Lake a floral carpet of arnica flowers. Welcome Spring!
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 