April... Snow?
Submitted by tired_gardener on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 15:51.
Portland springs are always fun. Last week we had a couple of days that got up to 75. Then yesterday at 2pm it started hailing and snowing. Within an hour it was melted and gone, the sun was shining again. I love the unpredictable nature of Portland Springs!
We were having a day on the town. We had forgotten something at home, so swung back by. Just as we pulled up it started to hail lightly. Elizabeth ran inside while I stayed and took care of Emma. Rat-a-tat on the windows. Soon it was a symphony of little ice chunks hitting the car, road, and surrounding area. It was quite lovely. I pulled out my cell, called into the house and asked Elizabeth to bring out the camera when she came. Afterall, we needed some more pictures of Emma.
When Elizabeth came out, the sun was out and the flower beds were covered with hail balls. I quickly got a picture and off we went, heading for the Children's Museum and a day of fun with Emma. And yes, I did get lots of good pictures of Emma too.
Down by the sea
Submitted by tired_gardener on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 21:43.
I promised that I would put up some images of my trip to the beach. Attached are a couple of images from the trip. The first is a sea anemone that was attached to a rock in a tide pool. Most of them had closed up, but this one waited for me to get the picture before it closed up. The other is of a group of star fish that were nestled up together, waiting for high tide. I'm sure that when the tide comes back in, they will move back up a couple feet to where the muscles are, and have a feast.
There was a biologist there talking about the tidepools. She told me what species the anemone was, but of course I did not write it down, so I can't tell you. If there are any sea life experts who read this blog, feel free to comment and let us know whatever you know about these guys. The anemone was small, maybe 3 inches across. The starfish on the otherhand were much larger. Each one of them was more than a foot from tip to tip.
Spring Flowers
Submitted by tired_gardener on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 22:16.
One of the beauties showing up in my garden.
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