Friday, May 15, 2015

{Keeping} :: April's Firsts

A little late, but wanted to share our April firsts.
And what a delight of firsts we witnessed!
From assassin bugs to tornadoes... and lots of beautiful things in between! 






1 - wheel bug (assassin bug) nymph on our bird bath















2 - leaves on redbud tree





















6 - beans on redbud


     












6 (cont) - leaves on chinaberry trees


15 - cottonwood seeds floating through air



16 - bluebonnet seed pods



16 (cont) - mama cardinal building nest
                 See our Nature Diary post on Glory & Mrs. Cardinal here for a more in-depth look at this bird family!















22 - amaryllis bloom















23 - cardinal egg in nest!















24 - 2nd cardinal egg; mom sitting on them on and off


25 - 3rd cardinal egg; mom sitting on them most of the day


26 - storms, tornadoes, lots of rain, hail



27 - lots of trees and branches down, river raging




















28 - record low-high of 59 degrees today. Brrr!





How's it going with your Calendar of Firsts?

2 comments :

  1. I've just discovered your blog. What a gem! Thank you for being to record your days here so that those of us who are just getting our feet wet with Charlotte Mason can be inspired and motivated. I look forward to looking through your space here for continued inspiration.

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  2. Sounds like a very exciting April, Kristyn. We have our fair share of assassin bugs here, too. We used to catch them and feed them to Asher's pet snapping turtle turtle. :)

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