We've had a lot of rain the past week. Last night I couldn't sleep due to the noise of the rain pouring down. However, all that rain seems to be creating some beautiful, vibrant, flowers. 

We've had a lot of rain the past week. Last night I couldn't sleep due to the noise of the rain pouring down. However, all that rain seems to be creating some beautiful, vibrant, flowers. 

Last year I took some photos of the Lady Slippers in my brother's yard. They have sprouted again this year and are just so cool looking.  Mom and Dad came into Boston yesterday to go to the Symphony. I met up with them for an early dinner. Wish the weather had been nicer, it was cloudy and cool. We did walk down to Copley Square to see the Boston Marathon Memorial. It's amazing how large...

Last year I took some photos of the Lady Slippers in my brother's yard. They have sprouted again this year and are just so cool looking.  Mom and Dad came into Boston yesterday to go to the Symphony. I met up with them for an early dinner. Wish the weather had been nicer, it was cloudy and cool. We did walk down to Copley Square to see the Boston Marathon Memorial. It's amazing how large the memorial has become (very moving). Then we walked over to PF Changs and had a nice dinner.

My brother found this amazing beautiful bird's nest under his pontoon boat. They were removing the shrink wrap from the winter storage and getting a tune up for the boat when he found this tucked underneath the boat. I love the moss around it and how perfectly round the nest is. I sure hope the birds were done with this nest!

My brother found this amazing beautiful bird's nest under his pontoon boat. They were removing the shrink wrap from the winter storage and getting a tune up for the boat when he found this tucked underneath the boat. I love the moss around it and how perfectly round the nest is. I sure hope the birds were done with this nest!

On Sunday, Mom, Dad, and I went over to check on the progress of the cygnets. They were off the nest strolling with mom and dad swan. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a good shot of the babies as they were behind their parents. I wanted to walk down the side dirt road to get a better angle but there were a bunch of no trespassing signs. I just found out from my aunt that you can walk down this road...

On Sunday, Mom, Dad, and I went over to check on the progress of the cygnets. They were off the nest strolling with mom and dad swan. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a good shot of the babies as they were behind their parents. I wanted to walk down the side dirt road to get a better angle but there were a bunch of no trespassing signs. I just found out from my aunt that you can walk down this road and that there is a little bridge you can walk on (town owned) and I would have been able to get the swans. Apparently, the guy living across from this pond didn't want people walking so near his house. Next time I'm walking down the road (even if the swans aren't over there). We were shocked to see this red winged black bird attacking the swan. My guess is that the swan is a little too close to the bird's own nest. The bird kept head butting the swan. Eventually, it just got fed up and sat close by waiting for the swans to leave.  In the second image if you look really close you can see a couple of the cygnets (mostly just their fluff).

Back on April 29th, I showed this photo of a mother swan sitting on her nest. My aunt has been keeping a vigil on them, checking once or twice a day to see if there has been any progress. At last, on Friday the cyngnets were starting to hatch! How adorable are these babies. On Friday there were three and by yesterday there were about seven. I went to take photos of them yesterday but the family...

Back on April 29th, I showed this photo of a mother swan sitting on her nest. My aunt has been keeping a vigil on them, checking once or twice a day to see if there has been any progress. At last, on Friday the cyngnets were starting to hatch! How adorable are these babies. On Friday there were three and by yesterday there were about seven. I went to take photos of them yesterday but the family was out of the nest and too far away for me to get a shot of them. With my new lens I was able to zoom in much closer to the nest than last time. Worth the price just for those pictures!