Awakening – Weekly Photo Challenge
We have had unseasonably cold temperatures here in Michigan. They say that the corn should be knee-high by the 4th of July. At this point, I am wondering if we will even have daffodils by July! Although, yesterday was our first beautiful Spring day, with temperatures reaching a balmy 50 degrees!
A few signs of Spring decided to awaken…



It was a true sign of Spring inside, for we started planting tomato, pepper and brussels sprouts seeds! Soon the greenhouse and hoop houses will be filled with hundreds of seedlings, waiting for sunshine and warmth in the garden.
I know Spring is coming, because this gorgeous friend emerged yesterday! She was very shy and not thrilled to have her photo taken!
“Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not. ~Deepak Chopra
Love Yourself…Embrace Yourself…Just Be You…
♥Roda
love the new seedlings!
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Ooo the flowers are beautiful, and I bet the seedlings will take over your garden soon 🙂
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I just need green! It has been a long winter!
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It has been a long winter!!
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Man you’re lucky! We got all four seasons in one day yesterday! The day started warm and balmy, then it started snowing, then that turned to hail, then to rain and then it was windy and cold. I was like Spring where are you please come bury Winter already, lol! Love your pictures Roda. ❤
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We are in for a hot mess this weekend!!! Want to head out to a tropical island?!?!
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Yes ma’am please! A friend of mine is in Maldives right now and I’m insanely jelaous. They can invent those teleport machines any day now! 😂
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Yes!!!!!
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Gorgeous photos! My spring bulb aren’t nearly as lovely, but it makes me so happy to see them peep through the earth!
Jo-Ann
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Anything that says “spring” makes me happy!
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Such beautiful colors!
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Love the flower pics! The spider, not so much! *Shivers*
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Ha! Most are harmless and so helpful to nature.💚🌱🕷
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Oh I know, but that doesn’t make them any less creepy! Haha!
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Such beauty, it’s good they are still sprouting despite the cold! That spider 🕷
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Hang in there! The heat will be coming at some point 😊 We are in the 90F here, should I send some over?
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Yikes! That is too hot!! I will take a nice 65!
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But it is not too warm for me! I’m a real lizard.
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Beautiful photographs 😁
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I’m all about the horse at the end Roda LOL! A “balmy” 50 is what we look for in January! And that’s why I moved south 🙂
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That is my dear Velvet. She passed away January 5. It has been a long winter…💚😢
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Aww, that’s sad, so sorry to hear it. Hopefully spring will bring you some peace.
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Great pics! I’ve never really been afraid of spiders, but I could stand to show them a little more appreciation 🙂 Good work.
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Won’t swear to it, as I am not an entomologist, but from the size of the pedipalps I think you might find your ”she” is he … male wolf spider I reckon.
Still no news when the chickens will arrive. Apparently further inquiries will be made at the weekend.
Might seem like a daft question, but why do you write the number of days on your seedlings?
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I wondered if it was a wolf spider, but it was not fuzzy at all. It was in a dark corner and quick to run away. I wanted a better look!!
I keep track of how many days until fruiting, for each variety.
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Can’t wait to hear about the new additions!!
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We phoned the chap, from the market, Mike, this morning. ”Our” chickens are two weeks old, apparently. We will be getting them in a couple more weeks. Now the construction of the chicken home begins this weekend.
I understand the chickens are Rhode Island Reds?
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They are all Rhode Island Reds? It is a great heritage breed. They are great, long term layers. The more you handle them, they nicer they will be. You are missing the cute chick stage. They will get a bit ugly for awhile!😝
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Great shots, Roda! 🙂 (That spider is a “he” not a “she.”)
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I like to call everything a “she”. 😉 My friend Ark mentioned is was a he as well! He sure is lovely!!🕷
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As always, this post makes me so happy, and I love the pictures. The flowers are beautiful, and the spider is so cool.
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Your crocus and Chionodoxa are so lovely… We are expecting snow this weekend here! I can’t no more. Need some warm weather and flowers. Very cute spider BTW.
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We are in the middle of an ice storm until Monday! 😬
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So you know how I feel! Take care Sis. 💞
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This weather is crazy!
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Such a strong storm… in April! Mother Nature has quite a sense of humor. We usually get one big storm in April as well but this time it went further into Canada and miss us. Hope this bad weather is over now and that you and Lisa get lots of sunshine this week. xoxo
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Should be better after tomorrow!
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Fingers crossed and I hope there is no damage. xoxo
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Omg, I’m scrolling along, enjoying the lovely images then BAM; spider shot. I nearly dropped my iPad. In the toilet. 😭
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Ha! Just making sure you are awake!😂😉
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I am now!!
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