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Woods Poppies.. E-1 w/ 2.8/100 OMZ

Cardinal

We have a ton of Cardinals... sometimes five or six males at the same time. Don't they know they're territorial? E-1, Zuiko 200/4 @ f4

Lil Nasties

A gift for nature? Someone with a sense of humor...

Blue Eyes

Amy's gift (Edited to provide the name of the bloom,)

Another shade lover, a gift from our youngest daughter. This is the Lenten Rose, a member of the Hellebore family.

Icey deck

Even the birds were slippin' and slidin'.

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One of our resident flock (murder) that inspired my kids book sampling the feeder on our deck. E-1, 50/1.4@f4

Woods Poppy

One of my favorite little flowers.. the shade loving "Woods Poppy" self-seeding and quietly spreading around our front porch (stoop , actually)

P8311022 First Bfly

First B'fly shot this year.Inspired by Jim to try an old favorite - my OMZ 2.8/100on the E-1. Sorry, I can't nail the focus like he did ;-(

Crocus

Finally, some color! Daffies have buds, but nothing open. Was about to give up when I spotted this little (1") Crocus under the J/Maple.

Troopship KW

Man's inhumanity to man = A U.S. troopship during the Korean War (Among the things the recruiter never told you!)

On guard

Won't somebody PLEASE brush me?