My brother came for a visit . .

And I took him to see the Mackinaw Bridge on this gorgeous blue day! This was taken below newly renovated lighthouse at McGulpin point.

The Yellow Trout Lily Proof

I think it really is SPRING! My brother, Dave came for a visit and today we went for a walk in the woods. I saw many of these mottled leaves and finally found a bloom. Hello, Sweet Baby!

Such good suet

These red breasted nuthatches are quite feisty at the feeder and often chase away the chickadees.

Sparrow

Several of these have been hanging around near the feeders with a pack of slaty juncos--the kind with cute little pink bills. I'm pretty much in love with the subtle colors and the feather pattern.

Yellow Roses of Memory

Trying to find another photo in my digital archives, I found this one and began playing with it using Nik filters in an old copy of Photoshop on my old laptop. I made several new versions, and I'm not really sure about this one, but I loved what happened when I brought up the light. I have lost my Silver Efex Pro software and was somewhat consoled by finding I can still use this. I wish I had mastered putting these filters into the new versions of Photoshop, but I never learn what I should and then it is time to learn something else. Here is a bouquet from the past, altered. Which is also a characteristic of the Memory Thread. Good night.

Morning light

P1040477, a photo by jhhymas on Flickr.

I took a lot of these this morning, but tonight they seem a little dark. It was a beautiful dawn!

Late winter browse in sepia

Late winter browse P1120244, a photo by jhhymas on Flickr.

I guess what I like most about this is the conga-line aspect. And that all three have lifted the left rear leg. I took this through the window, because if I go out on the porch, they all run away.