Its Dandy Time

Well folks,

it is 4:15 Saturday morning.

In about a half hour Tundra and I will

go to the hospital to pick Bob up

from his sleep apnea test.

Hopefully he will be fitted with the correct

machine so he can sleep better at night.

He has been so run down in the afternoons.

So let's get to today's post.

I do not mind having dandelions in my yard.

In fact it is the first flower (weed) that provides bees

both pollen and nectar.

Since bees are important to me,

so the dandys are important to me as well.

 

As a kid I loved blowing on the puffy seeds.

Before I show off my dandys again this year,

This wood piece is called a hornbeam.

Hornbeams were hollowed out vessels made from trees.

These were used as storage.

Mine is not very big,

But I have seen some very large ones.

These larger ones are really old because it is very 

hard to find large diameter trees any longer.

Underneath my hornbeam is this rug chair pad.

I love the muted colors and the star design.

A blue white quilt resides on my bench for Spring.

The dandy display is on my wood riser.

Dandys are a perfect Spring display.

So remember if you can, please leave them

in your yard. 

Our bees need all the help they can get.

I caught a few dandy's in my back yard.

Also as a kid,  I would pick the flowers

and proudly give them as a bouquet

 to both my gramma's and mom.

My hands would turn yellow too.

While some see a weed,

others see a flower.

Take for example Queen-Anne's-Lace.

We call it wild carrot and a weed.

The bumblebees have been prevalent

in our backyard now.

So much so that Tundra

 grabbed one in his mouth,

and quickly let it go. 

Did he learn hid lesson?

No, he still tries to get more.

For those not familiar with Dandelions,

the above pic shows the flower before going to seed

which is when it becomes puffy.

In other news,

Robin wants to trade me some 

Eastern Fox snakes and Massasauga rattlers

for my Ribbon snake. 

Well we also have these Fox snakes that like to

 hang out in our garage.

Yes they are humungous.

They are protected here in Michigan.

So Robin, thanks but no thanks.

Never have seen a rattler here except for the zoo,

and I would like to keep it that way.

The other day I did have a chipmunk chirp at me.

I was outside and heard this chirping sound

on the ground near our garage.

Turned my head to find this chipmunk looking

at me chirping about 4 ft away.

He chirped for about 5 minutes before

scurrying into the woods.

Never heard this before so not sure if he/ she

thought I was the predator, or there was another

one nearby....namely a fox snake.

Our local radio weather forecast 

for the past few days has been

mostly sunny with periods of smoke.

We have had hazy skies because of the

Canadian wildfires, but not as bad as

New York and Pennsylvania.

Well hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

What will your plans be?

Later today I will be going to our yearly

community meeting.

Sunday working the gift shop.

Dandy Blessings To All!

Janice