If you live near a wooded area,
watch for these blooms and leaves....it's a buckeye tree....
and they're in bloom now!
Then in the fall, you can find buckeyes there!

Orange Township Fire Department
hydrant maintenance--
flushing hydrants

Can you see the blossoms on the buckeye tree??

same m.o.--protection

one of our beautiful mallard drakes

sunset on Mother's Day

j. Liu for Mother's Day brunch!

It's dusk; the goose and gander are
still very protective of these goslings--who are
growing really fast!

Herons in Ohio fly, too!

Guess who's been fishing today!
Looks like dinner!

our neighborhood heron today

Note the usual attention to safety of goslings.

Canada geese on front pond

Lindsay was one of five finalists,

Grade 5 - Fiction,

in the Central Ohio Writing Contest,

with entries from 14 school districts represented.

Awards night was May 5, 2011

at Dublin Jerome High School.

RUNNER-UP, 5TH GRADE FICTION!

CONGRATULATIONS, LINDSAY!!

Lindsay has two books autographed by
Margaret Peterson Haddix,
author of 25+ books for
young readers.
She was one of the judges.

Yes, it was steamy and frosty this morning!

The goldfinch was here this morning--in the
icy maple tree!