Early Summer Walk in the Woods

My brother had a very unique sense of humor ... we found this old street sign posted to a fir tree in the middle of the woods one day -- next to the trail that has very nearly grown over with, yes, you guessed it -- poison oak!!!

Splashes of red show up against the summertime green. Red elderberry are ripe. The more common blue ones won't be ready until fall.

So what happens when you wear a white dress to a yellow dress party?
You sure stand out in the crowd!!!

This little chickadee flirted with me out in the woods! Actually I think I was too close to its nest, so I left.

Wild strawberry blossoms ... and a dose of poison oak! Beauty and the Beast anyone?

I had no idea there was a dogwood tree in the front yard. It had never blossomed before!

The world in a soda bottle.

This was my short walk from yesterday. So much to see and appreciate! And I never went more than a hundred yards from the house.