Just Another Day in Paradise
Spring is bursting out all over the place!
The female Rufous Hummingbirds are now at my feeder and the males are going all out to show off. The Osprey are back; the Glacier Lilies are glowing in the woods and the Clematis are climbing through the bush. And the Painted Turtles have emerged from the mud to bask in the warm summer sun.
It is not hard to believe that I have found paradise right here in the Kootenays!
A favourite bear food, Glacier Lilies are beautiful spring flowers.
Chestnut backed Chickadee at my feeder.
Male Rufous Hummingbird showing off
Clematis in foreground
A Painted Turtle returns to its basking rock.
Dark-eyed Junco on a lilac bush
Ospreys at the nest.
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your blogs is always so full of the spirit of it all Thank you…we truly are in paradise
we probably should keep it a secret!
Beautiful photos again – wished I lived closer. Lucky you to be in paradise! I had no idea there were wild clematis. Love all of your photos. thanks
Thanks – It is nice to stumble across something special like a clematis.