The sights of spring

We have been very busy for the past few months doing stuff around our house and in our house..I have this ole railroad tie stuck in the ground and made a flower bed around it and just put homemade bird houses all over it,I will add a few more as I find them at yard sales and flea markets...well anyway one of the houses on top has a bluebird nesting in it... I watch them daily,I am not sure if the male is bring food to the female while she sits on the eggs or it is the other way around...And also I have to keep an eye on Shag the Cat cause you know what he will do.....

I was in the Big woods by my house the other day and look what I found growing..My sister says this is called a Lady Slipper...she said they are hard to find and that I was lucky to have it growing so close to my house..

The clematis is very pretty this year...

This guy has been around all winter and he still visits almost daily to eat the lunch I put out for him..His other 3 companions haven't been back since earlier this spring....I guess they are chasing girls...

I have a lot of the bearded Iris blooming around the yard,they are one of my favorites..If anyone would like to trade some with me this fall I would be glad to swap some of mine for some of yours...

I have friends that I have known about my whole life that gave me starts of these beauties..

I still have a lot of colors that are not on here...

You can see in this picture that some of these are the dutch iris,they are very pretty to but the big bearded are #one with me...

well until next time,hope you all have a wonderful weekend filled with lots good times outdoors...take care my friends!!!!