Wish.

Dusted off the little Coolpix today. Click for full size.

Hedgehog! Eeeeee.

From rq, who says: Came home Wednesday morning 5AM from work, and woke the dog up – between the two of us, we disturbed Spiny on their morning constitutional. I’m 99% sure they were just taking their daily stroll while everyone else is ordinarily sleeping, and so did not expect an overly curious dog and human to be examining their passage through the yard. Yes, I picked the hedgehog up and moved to a slightly safer space (most magical feeling in the world, couldn’t tell you why, but it was very calming), and then I put the dog behind the fence to let them make a safe getaway, because as friendly as the puppy is, I don’t think she’s good at estimating her own strengths towards smaller beasties. The lighting was crap, but it’s the hedgehog that counts!

So cute! Click for full size.

Chive Blossom.

Beautiful chive blossoms, from Cristoph. It will be a bit longer before I see these beauties, always familiar, always welcome. Click for full size.

Random Garden.

From rq, click for full size!

Spring Stuff.

Chokecherry, honeysuckle, lilac, wild plum. Click for full size.

Magnolia.

From rq, click for full size!

Winged Beauty.

More stunning shots from Kengi, click for full size!

Fieldfare in a Sycamore Maple Tree.

An absolutely gorgeous thrush, a Fieldfare, in a Sycamore Maple tree from Charly, who notes that this is a seriously shy bird. I know how it goes, trying to get the shy dinosaurs, and these are brilliant shots. Click for full size!

Dandelions!

From rq, who notes they are my favourite. Yes, they are, I loves them. Click for full size.

Crabapple.

Bursting out all over. The white is highly scented, honey sweet. The red is lightly scented, and smells of red wine. Click for full size.

More little creatures wot live in the garden.

From rq: I have included a bad shot of a black ladybug for the record. Camera didn’t capture the focus and due to the bright sun outside I only noticed until it was far too late. :) How cool, I’ve never seen a black ladybird before! Click for full size.