June and July 2014

Morning of June 10, not long after a rood rise on the Creek,
as evidenced by the fine drift-log on the boulder.

Damsel.

Incomplete clutch of turkey eggs found between gate
and house. Three days later, they were gone.

Juvenile red-shoulder hawk at the edge of its nest (June 10). 

  A couple days later on June 12 a nice storm tore of the tops of many cedar elm trees, but not this one. The hawks never returned, though.

  Beneath the nest, I found these items:

Red-shouldered hawk kitchen midden.

Toppled over in the July 12 storm

Dogs' graves beneath the fallen elm.

June 13 after a fair rain and wind.

Field leading up to our place. Most beautiful field in the world.

Turkey chick ("Tennessee") among chicken chicks.

First week of June harvest from the greenhouse

Heirloom. June 6.

Fresh from the terraced pesto garden against the hill.

Dead. Desiccated. And still beautiful.

  Now for a short button-bush series:

Spring 2014

  This one below is the only Creek photo for this entry. But The Creek is moving nicely and supports plenty of fish, frogs, snails, clams, algae, turtles, larvae, and the rest.
  The remainder of the photos focus on life a bit farther up the hill, including a turkey that walked into the yard yesterday noon.

Beaver trail leading out of the Pond, up across
the small trail, and to the oaks and cedar cut down.

The first mulberry I've seen. Barely more than a
sapling growing near the Beaver Trail.

Always look forward to buckeye in bloom.

Invasive beauty. Chinaberry.