Grapevine

I found this grapevine growing out of an old fence post, and thought you would find it as funny as I do...

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Sunday Walk

Today was the first I have gone for a walk without a jacket,

so spring is really here.

I took the dogs around the far side 

of the marsh,

past where the coltsfoot are blossoming.

The patch is getting larger!

Some of the pussywillows are finished blooming,

but not all of them.

Annie kept saying "Come on in, the water's fine".

There were a lot of the trees coming into leaf

or bud.

The next image is red elder, in bud.

Jake was starting to say we had walked far enough.

But we were not all the way around the marsh yet...

We went past a couple of old fence posts,

and admired the tiny leaves in the grass.

About this point, Jake's hip was unable to hold him, and I had to carry him a ways. Good thing he only weighs 29 pounds...

Also a good thing we were almost home.

Wild Grape

The grape vines last all winter,

 but few of them have any grapes left on them.

 This is an exception,

 and I enjoyed the opportunity

to capture it.

  And to do a little

 playing after the fact.

 So hard to choose a favourite...

Friday's Fences

I took these photos a few days ago, when there was frost.

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Friday's Fences

Looking through the jumble of fencing that was pulled up for the sewer construction, I found these bits.

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Bittersweet Nightshade

Nightshade vines are all over, but I have never before stopped to appreciate their beauty.

 The berries are only toxic if eaten in quantity, so I think I am safe in capturing them...

 

Friday's Fences

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Friday's Fences

I found this fencepost out in the snow. I love the sunset reflection on the snow.

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Friday's Fences

This may not look much like a fence, but it is a fencepost, as you can tell by the barbed wire.

 Since the last time I was in the area, someone has tried to burn it.

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Friday's Fences

A lot of the farm fences around here are no longer functional, since the deer and birds can go over them so easily.

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Friday's Fences

I love the way the morning light shows up the lichen on the fence post.

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