Mid-Spring

We're now in the height of spring -- my favorite season. Pollen (mostly oak right now) coats everything with light yellow dust.

Most of the pollen is coming from oak trees that have just started "blooming" in the last two days. The flowers are inconspicuous, but have that delicate spring green color.

The tulip poplars have lots of leaves by now; one lone red maple still has the red blush; the oaks are just starting to put on their green.

This male cardinal spends all morning, every morning, trying to fly through a window into our house. Same window every morning. His mate spends a lot of time trying to get in another window.

Lots of spiderwebs, too.

The small vernal iris is blooming now.

And so are several species of violets.