March Fellowship Fun

[servant of Merciful Love]

My greatest joy and true herald of spring are the Spring Peepers
It is awesome to hear the chorus of Collective spring peepers calling from the beaver pond behind our home

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

That is one busy duck. Two of our neighbors have a pond with these fish. Another neighbor has peacocks & fancy pheasants. Let's see if I can find a picture...

We once had a pet pheasant (Fred) that we used to train our bird dogs (English Springer Spaniels).

And speaking of peacocks....a pet one wandered from a neighbor's yard a few streets over (we had no idea they had it, and it came traipsing through our yard.
I couldn't believe my eyes...it is WILD here but I have only seen those in zoos
Thankfully Fish & Game rounded him up before he became a meal for our coyotes

 

[sk8Joyful]

We once had a pet pheasant (Fred) that we used to train our bird dogs (English Springer Spaniels).

And speaking of peacocks....a pet one wandered from a neighbor's yard a few streets over (we had no idea they had it, and it came traipsing through our yard.
I couldn't believe my eyes...it is WILD here but I have only seen those in zoos
Thankfully Fish & Game rounded him up before he became a meal for our coyotes

I hope that their hunting... , FRED survived

Also, I never knew she had these BEAUTIFUL birds until,
yes! out in the WILD, they appeared in our property day in & day out,
casually strolling down the narrow 2-lane hiway pecking at this or that, and
putting on their festive Display...I asked our other neighbor friends up the road, & they clued me in.

We also have neighbors with goats, bunnies, turkeys, cows, Llama's, donkeys, horses, & all kinds of other animoos.

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

I hope that their hunting... , FRED survived

Also, I never knew she had these BEAUTIFUL birds until,
yes! out in the WILD, they appeared in our property day in & day out,
casually strolling down the narrow 2-lane hiway pecking at this or that, and
putting on their festive Display...I asked our other neighbor friends up the road, & they clued me in.

We also have neighbors with goats, bunnies, turkeys, cows, Llama's, donkeys, horses, & all kinds of other animoos.

It was actually funny to watch, as the guys let Fred go in the yard, then the dogs....Fred would LIE DOWN so they could 'retrieve' him
The dogs would gently pick him up in their mouth and deliver him back....they were great friends

Sadly a fox got him one spring the frost lifted the lock on the gate and in he went.
But we have wonderful memories...and he must have made a good meal for those kits

 

[sk8Joyful]

It was actually funny to watch,
as the guys let Fred go in the yard, then the dogs...
Fred would LIE DOWN so they could 'retrieve' him
The dogs would gently pick him up in their mouth and deliver him back....they were great friends

Sadly a fox got him one spring the frost lifted the lock on the gate and in he went.
But we have wonderful memories...and he must have made a good meal for those kits

Aawww how sad, poor Fred . - I can't stand to think about friends leaving..., even as they get to romp someplace else.
and
man! that is really TRUST Fred obviously knew he was with friends...
This is similar to animals in general: my daughter got birds, & deer to come up, much closer than they allowed others. They knew she had only love...This earlier picture

reminded me of those times

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

Yes they do know; we also have many tales to tell about deer and other critters!

We have had herds of deer in the yard, allowing us to go in and out of the house...talking to them.

They even trusted years back, that the dog was on her runner and not a threat ....and would feed just yards from her.

It is amazing and very humbling when that happens

 

[brinny]

Sherwood Gardens

 

[sk8Joyful]

I just looked up Sherwood Gardens : The Famous Tulip Garden of Baltimore Maryland
&
their 6-acre Garden site is like many around here too,
kinda like:

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

Beautiful

 

[RuthD]

Hi you all!

 

[brinny]

Mount Vernon Place Washington monument in spring:

 

[sk8Joyful]

ooh Lookie someone went thru all the hard work of creating a Terraced... Waterfall...

Hi you all!

Very nice! Thank you for sharing...

 

[sk8Joyful]

Minus the waterfall, our creek/brook looks alot like that...
in late winter & particularly Spring, turning more than an acre into Wetlands... but
on the higher bank, on the other side many areas look just like this:

too we have gorgeous 60+ ft. evergreens like this:

 

[brinny]

a spring game of chess in da park

 

[sk8Joyful]

They've been selling now for 2+weeks:

Ruth do you like 'Primroses'

 

[RuthD]

They've been selling now for 2+weeks:

Ruth do you like 'Primroses'

yes i do! Lovely!

 

[RuthD]

 

[RuthD]

 

[sk8Joyful]

Aawww, these are soo Hugably Pretty

 

[sk8Joyful]

Hey Everyone ~

God wants us to Celebrate with Him too so: