They want to stay forever.........

These Snow
Geese come into the Skagit and Stillaguamish Valleys every October through April---the farmers hope they will leave in March because the green goodies are stirring beneath the ground---Yummy!! say the Snow Geese. The farmers usually lose the first cutting of hay. These guys need to get moving and head North to Russia and the frozen tundra where they breed, have babies and forage until they return next fall. They are here by the 10s of thousands. Count is somewhere near 100,000 and that's a lot of noise. These geese are cool to watch specially when they are in flight. And yes I was very close to them MB

Necklace

I received these two pieces from a farm friend in Mass. Her husband carves these out of bison bone. They both are Native American--she Choctaw and he is Micmaq.
Aren't these nice. MB

Scents--The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

This is Daphne odoura (also called Winter Daphne) a very beautiful little flower with a very sweet and longlasting scent. Plant it by the front door to catch the scent as you walk by. It is evergreen and blooms at the end of winter.




Well here are the bad and the ugly.
Skunk Cabbage---the flower when disturbed emits a foul odor hence the name skunk.
One of the early Spring plants. Grows in ditches and wetlands.

Kinda windy out, Ma...........

....I believe you are right, Pa. My feathers are getting a bit ruffled.



Let's head for the nest Pa.
Ma, I think you are a bit of a hussy, giggle snort!

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Good Housekeeping

I noticed today that the Redtail Hawks are busy getting last years nest ready for this year. The nest is just down the road. I am glad they are back and hope the tree leafs out soon as we have been having lots of rain. Don't want soggy babies. MB

I complained about all the rain.......

.....so overnight we got a touch of snow----WAHHHHHH!!!!

HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY.

At the museum.......

.....in Lynden, Wa.
This poor ol logger is strapped up forever---and even if he could get down he has a big hole in his head---I guess that's how come he a logger.
Western Washington is mostly logging country----as long as the trees last. MB