Lots of water

Flowing pretty good over Ledgemere Dam

Ledgemere Dam

Young couple enjoying the morning, watching the water come over the dam.

New friends

I suspect this will be the first of many shots with these two. I gotta find out their names though. Here horsey horsey just doesn't do it !

Northern Flicker

http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0235.htm

Waterboro Northern Flicker

Again, the crocus

Spring Crocus

Ready to leap

Too close

Spring fly

A little prayer ?

Waterboro Fire Chief

Finance Committee Members

Finance Meeting

Waterboro Finance Meeting, with Selectmen and Fire Department

Look this way !

Ok, I admit it. I was laying on the front deck, two inches from this guy, pleading with him/her to PLEASE look my way. Thank goodness my neighbors are used to me after 35 years.

bug link info:
Absolutely amazing the number of people who can ID these things. I was wrong. It's a small milkweed bug, better known as Lygaeus kalmii

Boxelder

It's Spring, I have a new lens for real close ups, and I'm on a steep learning curve! This is a boxelder bug, North Waterboro. Bug info Link :

Not a box elder but rather a small milkweed bug, better known as Lygaeus kalmii. A clear comparision is shown here:
http://www.unexco.com/box-milk.jpg

European Starling 2

European Starling 3

Waterboro European Starling

Waterboro ground beetle

Actually about 1/3 inch long. The fun part is doing an ID of what the actually name is. I'm not there yet . Ah Spring !

Daddy 2

Close enough to see the leg sockets, and the pilosity, ie, leg hairs !

Daddy !

Daddy long legs. Interesting that these guys have a life span of 3 years.

Beyond my ability

There were a dozen holes in the snow where these plants were growing. I couldn't use flash, it killed the shot with the snow, and I just couldn't convey the little holes with the plants growing in a melting area near the Flowage. The plants are about 1.5 inches across, and the darker color has caused the snow to melt around the early growing plant. Mother Nature at work.

Spring melting

Walking the woods during this time of year, you see how little it takes to make the snow melting around something at all dark.

Mixed company

Mixed company