Birds and flowers adventures for my weekend. 5/6/2020

Most people consider Saturday and Sunday the 

weekend, but for me any two days off in a row is 

my weekend.  

This week that was Tuesday and Wednesday.

I'm always happy when I get Tuesday off because then

My husband and I can go out on an adventure.

I love our weekly day dates.

Due to the Coronavirus many of the places 

I would like to visit are closed.  So lately we 

have been going to the different migratory bird refuge parks.

I've decided to only post the really great bird photos,

and the photos of birds I have not photographed before.

I really liked the photo of the Red Winged black bird and the Heron.

I have a lot of good photos of these birds now.

I also liked this photo of the yellow headed black bird.

I just like how puffed up his chest is.

I think this is a type of sea gull.

I will have to figure it out and then come back and edit this.

I thought these were really cool to watch.

I enjoy just sitting and watching the birds.

They also have a nice walk you can do. 

The sun, fresh air and birds is just so nice after

working several days in a store where everyone from

the employees to the customers are on edge.

It's really beautiful out by the bird refuge.

It was nice to see these horses.

I'm not sure what breed they are, but

I love watching horses too.

The gardens are open.

There are tulips still in bloom.

I was a bit disappointed in the fact that most of 

the people who attended did not wear face masks.

I thought when I read the opening rules that

they were going to require people to have face masks on.

All the employees had them on but most of  the 

people walking around did not.

I was sure to keep my mask on and stay 6 feet away from people.

I enjoyed walking around, and seeing the flowers and all

the birds flying about.

I didn't think I took tons of 

photos, but then I down loaded them to this

blog post and realized maybe I did take a lot of photos.

I don't think I will go every week to the gardens this year.

I just don't want to be around a lot of people with

this virus still around.

I realized that I really probably have enough photos

from previous years, and I kind of enjoyed the 

morning in my own garden today.

Perhaps this year I will do better with my own yard.

This tree not only looked so pretty, 

I think it also smelled lovely.

If this virus lasts the summer I am hoping to have

my house really cleaned and organized.  My husband

had hoped to go visit his family in New Jersey this fall,

I'm not sure that will happen.

We are hoping that the fall festival we  like to go to will

happen.  I thought this flower had such a pretty pattern.

I did pretty good at staying away from people.

One thing I practiced with my photography was taking photos

of the same flower from different view points.

I liked this red tulip with the white tips.

I like this color combination too.

This is also a pretty color pattern.

There were lots of bees in the trees.

The scent garden had a ton of little crab apple trees in bloom.

A new to me tulip.  Isn't interesting looking.

Mostly green with just a little bit of red.

It's name is green power.  I was glad to see a new flower.

That is what I love when I go walking is seeing something new.

This is a poppy just about to bloom.

Forget me nots.

English daisy.  I like these, I tried to grow them

in my garden but they didn't live.  Perhaps I should try again this year.

I liked walking around the secret garden.

They had all these directional paths to help with social distancing.

Yet people let their little kids run all over and play in the water.

I thought this was pretty.  I had to leave and then come 

back to this section because it was too crowded.

The Italian gardens were still really beautiful.

I love the edges on this tuip.

This is at the top of the Italian gardens.

I really love this section.  Usually the next section has 

some interesting thing hanging from the trees, but this year there

was nothing.

I bunch of photos of the tulips from different angles.

Back to the secret garden.  This spot was really pretty,

so of course everyone wanted photos of it.

This anemone flower was just beautiful.

Now in a light purple color.

The bees are happy for all the flowers.

I thought this was pretty the one white poppy in the middle of all

the purple tulips.

I liked how I got one flower perfectly in focus 

and all the ones behind it are just a bit blurred.

This was a very pretty little flower, it might be a little tulip.

This fuzzy flower is kind of cool looking.

I like the texture of it.

This is what it looks like when it's dead.

Wisteria.  Well I'm not sure how many flower blogs I will do this

summer.  I hope the virus goes away soon, but if 

it is around I'm probably not go to go walking

in public often.  Maybe I'm wrong and there is no need to wear masks,

but I feel everyone right now should and I am amazed at how many people are not.

Plus after days of working with a face mask on I 

just want to be in my own home, and not have to add the worry.

I am thankful that so far no one in my home is sick.

I pray that we stay well.

I hope you are all well too.

G.G.

More Purple Tulips. The World is beginning to open up again. 5/3/2020

Tomorrow I get to go back to the Gardens.  I'm excited to

be able to walk around and see what is blooming.

While things are opening I have a feeling it will be a long time before 

we have a normal life again.

In reading about this virus I realize that in the opening up 

of thing there is going to be more people dying.  They are

projecting 3000 people a day I think across the country will

die at some point.  It's sobering numbers.

I am amazed there are people who still believe this is some fake government

thing to put us under their control.  

I work in a grocery store, and thankfully I work a little bit

away from the average customer.  Most of the time

I'm in a little room doing the accounting, but all day long I still

wear a face mask and gloves.  My hands are so dry from wearing gloves

and sweating in them.  By the end of my shift all I want is to be home, away from

other people and their opinions. 

By the end of my work week I am worn out, physically and emotionally.

Thank you to those people who are kind enough to also wear face masks when shopping.

I feel that you are showing you care.  It's not a hard thing to do, wear something on your face and stay

6 feet away from others.  Some people though have a hard time with it.  So they don't wear masks, and they complain about the rules and they in my opinion are really saying they 

don't care if others get sick.   Everyday I wonder if I will get home and then

be sick with this virus.  Will I bring it home to my family?  Every day that I don't get sick I thank Heavenly Father.  I try not to worry or fear, I give it all to my Father in Heaven.

" If a Purple tulip could talk

She would say something calm

cool and wise, with out the flash

a soothing, ready balm..."

Poem by  Amelia Brown.

Tomorrow I get to walk the gardens.  The tulips may not

be in the greatest shape, but I know that the Iris will be starting to bloom.

There will be plenty to see, there will be calm in my life, there will be

time to enjoy the beauty of the world, to see how magnificent 

our God is, for he has made every beautiful thing.

Well we have made it through another week, may we

continue to keep healthy, and survive at some point there

will be a more normal life.  I'm not sure what the new normal will be

but I look forward to a time when we can all begin to heal from the 

effects of this virus, I think in someways we are all suffering.

Some of us are sick, some of us are dying, some of us have lost our jobs,

some of us are emotionally stressed.  It will be nice when we can

all begin to heal.

Take care my friends.

G.G.