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Friday, April 10, 2020

Nature Friday and Special Event



As promised yesterday, here are photos of a gorgeous sunrise taken last week
My my friend, Janice's Granddaughter, Alayna




For those of you not fortunate enough to live in a city full of Pollen, today
Nature Friday is starring Polly Pollen.
This is just one pine tree.  Raleigh if full of Pine trees.   The pollen pods burst open like confetti
this time of year

I bought 2 new garden flags
The hummingbird flag (on the left) is located in the backyard right in front of the
shaft where I hang the hummingbird feeder.

The cardinal and sunflower flag is in the front.
We have several locations all around the front and back yard 
with daffodils.  Earliest ones opened in February
The daffies in the front opened about 10 days ago.

BREAKING HUMMINGBIRD NEWS:
2020 
On March 31, at 4:50 PM I had my first male hummingbird sighting!!
AND he was only 1 hour later than my first sighting at 3:40 PM
March 31, 2019!!


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Speaking of things that sparkle did you hear about this event schedule for April 16


ISO-lympics April 16, 2020

Downunder Daisy
Click on the above link to read all about it

24 comments:

  1. we love the flags...they fir so great to the isolympigs badge ;O) and we love that sunset... such pictures will bring a good day ;O)

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  2. That is a beautiful sunrise.
    We are lucky that we don't get much pollen from trees here. Most of it comes from grass and crops.

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  3. Wow, a hummingbird sighting. And what a punctual fellow!
    We love the flags, but Gail is happy that Polly Pollen has not yet arrived in Aberdeen. (Relatively late in life, in the last few years she has started to suffer, mildly, from hay fever).
    I, Bertie, am hugely excited at the prospect of the ISO-lympics, and love Sweet Williams's beautifully designed banner. I have of course have been in intensive training all week.
    Toodle pipi!
    Bertie.

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  4. We just adore the daffies and your beautiful flags and that sunrise is absolutely gorgeous!

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  5. Hari OM
    What a wonderful post for not only NF but Good Friday too!!! Hugs, YAM xx

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  6. Your yard looks very cheery with the flowers and the flags. Uplifting.

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  7. Congratulations on your returning hummer!You know he knew just where to come. Lovely bright garden flags. We were a city filled with pollen and catkins from Florida Oaks but we made it through the worst of it! Pine trees throw that pollen like they think we can't wait to have it!!! The sunrise pictures are beautiful!

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  8. How exciting to see the male hummingbord. Love seeing your flags and that terrific sun rise. Have a great day.

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  9. Beautiful sunrise pictures form your friend.

    I like the flags.

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  10. Unfortunately, Polly Pollen has been visiting here too. Mom keeps getting messages on her phone that the count is super high.

    We wish we had hummers.

    The Florida Furkids

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  11. What a beautiful sunrise! We love your flags and the daffies that surround them. Our first hummingbird sighting around here is around the 5th of May so your little guy has a long way to travel in just one month. We can't wait to see our hummers too.

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  12. That sunrise is magical, great photos! We've got tons of that yellow pollen stuff everywhere!

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  13. we are ready for the isolympics. yay. and we have two ginorous pollen making pine trees on our property. I know what you mean about bursts of pollen.. beautiful sunrise at the beginning

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  14. As much as we crave the warmer weather, the consequence of Spring is pollen! AH-CHoo!

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  15. What a gorgeous sunset. Happy Good Friday.

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  16. I love the shots and I love hummingbirds. We have them year around and this winter we had more than ever and then they went away again. We always have a few that live here all the time.

    Have a fabulous day and weekend, honey. Big hug. ♥

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  17. My sinuses and eyes are also reporting Polly Pollen has arrived here in Northern California too!

    What lovely colors on those sunrise pictures!!

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  18. Looks gorgeous. As one of the fortunate ones not affected by pollen...I can just enjoy the spectacle! Love the flags.

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  19. Achoo! Love the flags. We don't have hummers for some reason (or, I haven't noticed any). One park is loaded...get photos there.

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  20. OH yes I know ALL about the pollen from the pine trees! In addition I have oaks so I get a lot of yellow dust all over everything and those little beads of pollen that form and make a huge mess! Beautiful sunrise!

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  21. Nice photos and flags. Our first hummingbird usually arrives on May 1st. XO

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  22. We have never had a decorative flag that did not blow away in a good storm

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  23. Yep, our vehicles are often covered with a yellow coating. Nowadays, though, we don't even want anyone to see us sneeze or blow our noses (allergies). The sunrise is lovely.

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  24. Gorgeous gorgeous photos! Love the juxtaposition of the two put together! Very cool! We have a Rufous hummingbird visiting our feeder along with the Anna's . They seem to be getting along and not jousting so much! Cheers and take care!

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