posed

A robin agreed to pose for me this afternoon.

While some robins stay here during the cold months, some migrate south. Seeing robins hopping about makes it feel like spring.

wicked windy

It was chilly today, and wicked windy. Once the rain moved out I decided to head to the coast, ignoring the windy chill and listening to the call of the beach at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The beach closes on April 1st for the piping plover nesting season; I knew I needed at least one more walk there before the closure.

I should have walked north first then returned to the south. I didn't; I fought the wind the entire walk back.

purple

This afternoon was my first visit to Long Hill this year, a home of flowers that bloom in the spring. While it is a bit early in the growing season given the time it took the snow cover to disappear, I found tiny flowers scattered across the property.

There were snowdrops, winter aconite, and Crocus Tommasinianus.

photos! spring bulb show

Monday's visit to the 2025 Spring Bulb Show at the Botanic Garden of Smith College allowed me to jump forward to spring to absorb the beauty of flowers. I thoroughly enjoyed being surrounded by the bright colors of tulips and daffodils.

Photos can be seen in the gallery spring flowers at Smith College :: 2025.

Click here to jump to the gallery.

tiny

I headed to Maudslay State Park this afternoon to see if any spring flowers had emerged.

While crocus haven't appeared yet I did find snowflakes, snowdrops, and miniature daffodils.

driving to flowers

The annual spring bulb show at the Botanic Garden of Smith College is the first two weeks of March.

Today was my day to drive west across the state, to visit bright flowers in bloom. I needed the color!

I will post again when the photo gallery is available for viewing.

ice remains

While it's March and the beginning of meterological spring, the landscape hasn't caught up to the season yet.

The ground continues to be covered with a layer of snow, and ponds in the area still wear ice.

clouds, reflections

While it is a dry and sunny day today, low tide is late enough that the coast doesn't tempt me today. It did on Tuesday though; here is a view from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge at just past low tide of clouds, pools of water, and reflections.

warmth

It was a warm day for February. Snow and ice still covers the inland trails where I like to walk with my camera. It is melting, but slowly.

I headed to the coast, again visiting the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Isn't it kind of the ocean to clear the beach for walking with the normal tide cycle?

I walked, I listened to the sounds of the ocean, I watched sanderlings skittering, I enjoyed the peace of the refuge.

to the beach

The beach is the right place to walk when trails and sidewalks are coverered in snow and ice. It's good of the ocean to wipe the sand clear for walking.

Today's destination was the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, arriving about an hour before low tide. Perfect!