A Sunday in April

Now for some random pictures that I didn't post before. 

I present--A Sunday in April 

It was a nice Sunday, but not an eventful Sunday. Which really are the most precious kinds. 

Mom's cousin Alice and her husband came to our meeting and then home for lunch with us. 

Gilbert stole my camera and took pictures.

Abilene is a stinker! 

Nolan hamming it up! 

Then we went for a leek picking walk in the woods. 

My little leek pickers

Blue Cohosh

The flowers are tan, so they blend into the background pretty easily. 

Dutchmen's Breeches

Abilene digging up leeks

Spring Beauties

Hoyt is a boy after my own heart--he loves plants and nature. He had to take me to a particular place to show me a particular flower. 

We are good friends. 

Spring time pools

Bouquet

Sweet boy and dutchmen's breeches

Checking out Grandpa's auto museum* on the way out. 

*Auto museum seems more respectful than junk yard. 

Homeward bound

All that sunshine and a light breeze--it was a perfect late April day! 

Waiting for us slowpokes

There is a picture, once upon a time, of Tori and Livie running along this area at this time of year when they were about this age--but I can't find it. And it really isn't the same. Still, things continue! 

Puddle-stomper

Beefers

Supposedly all these rocks were left by receding glaciers. 

However they got here, they are vital for jumping. I remember spending hours in this pasture jumping from rock to rock. 

Underwater

Trying to not touch grass

And then, Monday morning's sunrise. Which should have been better cropped, but it isn't. 

April

Some more random pictures from April! 

During our April Break, Lily and I went to Burlington. We had hoped to figure out why she gets strep throat every other minute and perhaps solve it, but no go. It just happens. And they don't recommend taking tonsils out anymore because it is not a guaranteed to solve the problem.  

Basically we drove five hours round trip to be told nothing new. 

Oh well! We had a nice drive listening to Lily's current audio book (a Wings of Fire book. A dragon book. I roll my eyes, but since it was a day together, I said we could listen to it. And it wasn't bad!) and then walking around town and having lunch together. 

We went to the Skinny Pancake because Lily wanted crepes. They had chalkboard tables, which Lily thought was brilliant.

Sketching the plant

Clever girl!

It was yummy food! 

A gigantic hummingbird

City Hall

The Post Office. 

Buildings used to be so much more beautiful than they are today. 

Pine trees against the blue sky

Catkins

Heading out for a walk with cousins

Wispy clouds over the farm

Pussy willows

Blanket Forts

A wet, wet day

Raindrops on pussy willows

I really enjoyed the raindrops on things! 

Clearly.

Moss being green when nothing else was. 

New shoots from the moss.

Lichens and new buds

My walking companions

Elsie really liked this rock.

Gilbert and some tree buds

Love! 

Wood puddles

Not sure, but so bright! 

It is very wet in the spring

Waterproof pants were a great investment. 

I love this boy!

Trying on dresses for Aunt Tori's wedding.

The first daffodil. Or at least a sunshiney one. 

The girls had NYSMMA, which is basically a place to go be judged on your musician abilities by an outside observer at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. Gilbert and Elsie and I hung out in a little alcove reading books and watching photoshoots happening outside. 

Watching them I was devoutly grateful that social media did not exist in my teens. So much stress! 

Unfurling things.

Trying out centerpieces for Tori's wedding.

Robots in my library

These are the dash robots and the kids loved them! 

Ozobots

Easter Egg hunt on Mom and Dad's front yard.

Justin designated himself the game warden and threatened to confiscate all excess takings. 

Looking for chocolate eggs

Aunt Ashley organized the whole thing because she is great! 

Green grass coming along! 

A golden egg

Tree buds!

So beautiful! 

Justin's hand hewn post for our house. He is so clever! This was just a log and he turned it into a nice square post. 

Furry catkins

More unfurling things along the creek

Spring is so full of secret delights. 

The outrageous blooms of a tree.

Elegant layers

I have a thing for ferns.

A moth that is likely dead. But still elegant.

We love walks in the woods!

Moss covered trees

A red blush of buds all over the woods

Our house from the creekside. Coming along!