FT. Lake Johanna & Iverson Cabin

On Saturday my girlfriend and I went to a gardening class in Alexandria, MN. On the way there we stopped at this site. I have never stopped there before. It was early in the morning and a gorgeous day!

Do you see snow? Almost all of the snow is finally gone. Yeah!!!

We had to stop the car a few times along the way because there were deer crossing the highway.

We saw many herds of deer. I think this might be a deer trail on this photo?

I think the next time I am out that way, I will have to stop at Iverson's Cabin.

Today is Outdoor Wednesday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Susan at a Southern Daydreamer.

Easter Egg Tree

My girlfriends and I got together and for a joke we were going to make an Easter tree for a house warming gift. This gift is for a bachelor that volunteered to have Easter at his new house for the first time, and had very little decorations.

I had never blown out an egg before. That was disgusting!

We painted them with water color pencils then hot glued the ribbon. It was so much fun.

The tree really looked cute. I was so surprised! Please check out the other Pink Saturdays.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

This beautiful bird has been around all winter. I'm not sure if it is the same bird or if it is a male or female.

It has been eating peanuts in the shell, seeds, and eating from the suet feeder.

I just love it when the wings are open. It has the most gorgeous color.

I have been reading about them and from what I have read, they commonly nest in a cavity excavated by the male mostly in dying trees. The male takes 7-10 days to complete excavation. But the most exciting thing is I have seen it come out of one of my homemade birdhouse gourds. Is it possible that it might be making a nest there? It has been raining here a lot so it could be possible that it is trying to stay out of the rain?

Here comes the sun!

We still have a lot of snow. The snowplows have the roads cleared nice, but there is still a lot of snow on the side of the roads and the ditches are full.

It has been a long winter. You can see by this photo there is still a lot of snow to melt. We have about 2 to 3 feet of solid snow. My flower beds are under this quilt of snow.

But the sun has been out, and the days are getting longer. The temps are getting nicer. Today is supposed to hit a high of 30 degrees.

Please check out the other outdoor Wednesday posts, thanks to Susan at a Southern Daydreamer.