Friday, May 11, 2012
April? at Little Blake
Not only have we been infrequent visitors to Sidetrack, I've been very slow to post here about our last visit.
Well, we were there a couple weeks ago. It was our second visit and still earlier than most of our first trips to the lake.
I was reminded of this old photo from 1996.
The ice that year was a deterrent to returning before Mother's Day.
But the ice free water this year meant there was work to do. And the dock was sitting there as a reminder.
I spent some time digging rocks our of the lawn where the "Red&Tom" fireplace had been. A couple of the rocks were too big to move far, so I rolled them to the lake edge. Others joined the rock border of the hosta gardens.
The old "Red&Tom" was a danger, but now there's an unmowable hump in the lawn where it stood. It will be flattened sometime. Maybe even soon.
This time of year is the time to see some of the critters who stop here briefly while migrating north. The mergansers are shy and flighty. This is the best pic I could get. As soon as I stepped outside, it was gone to the north end of the lake.
Spring flora was also putting on a good show. There was a little blue flower in the terrace garden.
And nearby a shoot of some kind of little lily.
In the woods behind the Shakespeare House, a jack-in-the-pulpit was already showing off.
The family favorites, the trilliums (trillia?) were just beginning to show off.
And finally, we have to note the two species of flamingos that wintered over at Sidetrack. There were some casulties, but these two look like they're in good shape.
Now to find the time in our schedules to get back. Next week?
Well, we were there a couple weeks ago. It was our second visit and still earlier than most of our first trips to the lake.
I was reminded of this old photo from 1996.
The ice that year was a deterrent to returning before Mother's Day.
But the ice free water this year meant there was work to do. And the dock was sitting there as a reminder.
I spent some time digging rocks our of the lawn where the "Red&Tom" fireplace had been. A couple of the rocks were too big to move far, so I rolled them to the lake edge. Others joined the rock border of the hosta gardens.
The old "Red&Tom" was a danger, but now there's an unmowable hump in the lawn where it stood. It will be flattened sometime. Maybe even soon.
This time of year is the time to see some of the critters who stop here briefly while migrating north. The mergansers are shy and flighty. This is the best pic I could get. As soon as I stepped outside, it was gone to the north end of the lake.
Spring flora was also putting on a good show. There was a little blue flower in the terrace garden.
And nearby a shoot of some kind of little lily.
In the woods behind the Shakespeare House, a jack-in-the-pulpit was already showing off.
The family favorites, the trilliums (trillia?) were just beginning to show off.
And finally, we have to note the two species of flamingos that wintered over at Sidetrack. There were some casulties, but these two look like they're in good shape.
Now to find the time in our schedules to get back. Next week?
