Gold Finch Day

Today I was out weeding all the flower beds and watering them when I noticed the blooms on the Cosmos flowers wildly swaying, so I took a closer look and noticed a flash of bright yellow and upon a closer look, saw it was some Gold Finches feeding on the seeds of the Cosmos flowers.

I dropped the watering hose and wand and went in the house to get my camera to record some of these wonderful birds...here is the results of that venture.

Please click on the photographs to enlarge and see all the beauty of a Gold Finch.

A lone Finch

He finally turned around towards me

Joined by a friend


Isn't he just adorable?



I think he liked being photographed

Is This My Good Side?

While photographing the Gold finches, I noticed a Lizard clinging to the side of the Log Cabin...so I took a couple close up photo's of him as well.

Isn't He Just Handsome?


Just another shot for good measure

Cosmos/Spring

Flower Beds Along The Side of The Cabin

Delicate Lacy Green Foliage against a Cosmos Flower

Close up of a Cosmos Bloom

Today I am musing about Spring, Flower Beds and Spring showers.

As Spring rolled around it was time to get out and enlarge the old flower beds and remove the weeds that grew there during the ending fall season and through winter, plant new flowers from seed and put in some Impatient plants to start off the Spring season with new life and a feast for the eye to behold.

I enlarged and sculpted the flower beds and added a new border of nice dark brown bark mulch to keep out the encroaching grass from the yard and to make it easier for the guy that mows the lawn to keep it trimmed properly.

We planted a full 10 flats of Impatient's and also planted a lot of Cosmos seeds which sprouted and started growing tall and slender......Oh how Elisabeth and I love the Cosmos...as tall robust stalks of green endowed with green lacy delicate foliage emerge..and then the wonderful and colorful blooms..such a wonderful sight to feast the eyes on.

I am including two shots of the Cosmos Flower now blooming in this post. As usual you may click on the photographs to enlarge for a better view.

P.S. The close up shots were taken with a 105 Macro lens on my camera