Flowering pear tree

My neighbor's flowering pear tree has hit its blossom peak: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callery_Pear

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Woodland trail ride

Titan and I on our way to a woodland trail ride in La Porte, N.W. Indiana.  Smoke the Appaloosa back at the stables with Olivia.

Garter snake

Photo: Mark Oreglia

Garter snake in a doorway.

Mouse in BBQ

A mouse family has set up home in our BBQ grill this winter and I haven't wanted to evict them.
This is the mother and her pups are hiding under all the chopped up leaves.  I'm thinking they will leave once the pups are fully grown - and I can have my BBQ grill back!

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Ground phlox

Lots of pink ground phlox in our front yard today.  April’s Moon is called the Full Pink Moon heralding the appearance of the wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers... and a bit late this year. 

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Pesticides linked to cancer are in many foods

Glyphosate has been used as an herbicide since the 1970s in everything from corn to honey, granola, wheat crackers and oatmeal. It is found in Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/30/fda-weedkiller-glyphosate-in-food-internal-emails

American Goldfinch

Several American goldfinches on my new feeder today - a Wild Delight finch sock feeder with Nyjer seed. It attracts American goldfinches, purple finches, house finches, chickadees, and more. www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-goldfinch

Photo: Marge Ishmael