A bee is busy in the blueberry bushes blossoming in February here on Paris Mountain.
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Wild Berries
Unidentified Berries
I noticed a bush for the first time that’s growing right on the edge of the woods that run along our driveway. It’s about ten feet from the edge of a pond as well. It has berries growing on it that are still green. The leaves and branches of the bush look similar to the blueberry bushes we cultivate in the kitchen garden. I did a little internet research for wild berries that grow in upstate South Carolina in woods near water…but that didn’t yield an identification.
Early Spring on Paris Mountain
Budding and blooming trees on a breezy afternoon.
The transformation happens suddenly. Last week the trees were old, grey, lean and wise companions. This week they are vibrant, youthful, green and growing, camouflaging our neighbors and the rest of the world.
Good Morning
It’s time to get to work weeding, but it’s good to stop and appreciate a beautiful spring morning…
Wild Geese Tame Cat
We’ve had a goose couple around here for several days, and a duck couple too. I believe that mating season is commencing. Canadian geese show up frequently around here. We had a nesting couple one year that stuck around with the babies for awhile. The geese seem to be used to people. They don’t get disturbed easily, unless they have babies in tow. My cat’s tail stays on bushy alert when they are close by…