Yesterday around 5:30 I was sitting on the screened porch with a friend while a thunderstorm passed over. All of the sudden, the rain became very LOUD. Turns out it was the biggest hail I’ve ever seen. It was a little bigger than marble size, but hey, I’ve only lived in the midwest for 3…

Gary recently built a trail to this ephemeral creek on the north side of our property. The dogwoods and the redbuds are beautiful. Flowers are blooming everywhere. But this is my favorite part of spring. Leaves. Lots of leaves. Specifically, oak leaves. Hello green!

Let’s hope this is the last snow of winter 2011, because it’s already spring. I took this around sunrise this morning.

I saw this tree blooming on March 15 and can’t manage to identify it. If you know what it is, please fill me in! Update: Thanks to Karen and Carol for identifying the tree for me. It’s a red maple.

When will it end? Actually, it’s supposed to warm up this weekend. I took these photos before this week’s snowy days. This is where the water runs into the pond – when it’s not frozen. Our driveway after Gary plowed it. That’s ice leftover from the snowpocalypse. The lime tree is enjoying the inside weather…

The night sounds are so beautiful this time of year. Every night, the frogs serenade us from just before dark to around 3 am.  Last night I decided to see if I could capture their song. I took the little Cannon camera down to the dam and took a video of the moon. The moon was…