Caflowerlover, I have an old snowfire bush, at least 40 years old. Not my favorite, but it's one tough bush, isn't it? Lots of stickers. Here's penstemon blooming in a local botanical garden. Another two-tone flower.

Welcome back. What a great story behind your Tulip Festival. I think seeing tremendous numbers of tulips is quite thrilling. The colors are so amazing!! Here is my tulip contribution. Some yellow tulips I got for my birthday one year. Another advantage to having an April birthday!! :)

Squirrels are cute, but ugh. The eastern red squirrels, that were released in parts of CA, finally expanded their range to reach our house this past year. Going from none here, (the ground squirrels don't venture this far into the residential area at this house), to having a pair. There goes the birdseed! That hummingbird looks freaky huge, nicole. I'm thankful while they zip so fast past my face, that they are life size, rather than that size. Can you imagine? Cute caption murraysmom. Rocket does not look please about whatever happened. BTW I saw it late, but loved your painted dog photo from the other day. I have long been fascinated by their unique, and beautiful, coloration.

New York City: I had to really twist around in my seat to get this one - a little blurry, but seeing this special lady for the first time is a feeling I won't soon forget: