Month: May 2022

When I first began my almost-daily rambles, I felt almost guilty if I missed a day. I’ve let that guilt go now that I’m in my 70s, although I still walk most days. Today is one of the exceptions. After unseasonably hot weather last week, today it hasn’t been out of the 60s, and it’s been raining since last night. (We needed the rain.)

The spring flowers and shrubs have been blooming and the patches of Japanese honeysuckle and #$*!*% multiflora rose have often filled the air with their overly sweet scents. The locust trees, Blackhaw viburnum, plums and crabapples bloomed earlier; they were not so overpowering.

Some of the other flowers and shrubsdon’t have much scent but add color and/or interest in the Hollow.

And the butterflies!

I hope you don’t think I know the names of all these flowers and butterflies! I rely on iNaturalist, and sometimes the experts have a better identification. Sometimes I even remember to go back and correct the blog. 🙂

Spring brings babies, too! A hen turkey crossed the road when I was driving down one day last week, and I watched as seven or eight poults scurried behind her. I’m sure there will be more soon. And there will be fawns, too. You can see below how big some of the does are, and, judging from their smaller appearance this morning, I’m pretty sure a few fawns are already hidden somewhere in the woods. You can also see how skinny and shaggy some–especially the 2021 fawns–were a few weeks ago.

Well, I’ve been working on this for a few hours, and it’s time to close. It’s still raining, and I keep looking to see if any deer show up. Maybe next time I’ll be able to post baby pictures!