A trip to the Bronx Zoo

It's pouring rain here--They're predicting we'll get one month's worth of rain in 2 days!( I wrote this on Mon. & it's raining even harder on Tues.!) Nothing much going on, so I started looking through old photos ( not too old) and found ones from a trip to the Bronx Zoo a few years ago, so I thought I'd post some.
Lets start with the giraffes

They are so tall & skinny!

But they stretch their necks and eat from the trees!

I'm still not sure what I was doing wrong, but everything seems to be working ok now.  I've been playing around with some older photos.  This was taken on our trip to Alaska--love this one enhanced!

Having trouble with my blog--I uploaded a few photos but they aren't showing up, so I thought I'd shut down & start again.  So this is just a photo I took a few months ago & enhanced  with Picnik.  This bunch of turkeys were outside of our barn.  everything seems to be working again, but I still can't post the draft that I did......

Will have to spend a little more time trying to figure out what I did wrong.

Lost a Tree yesterday

Got up yesterday morning, looked outside & saw that a large tree had fallen during the night. The tree used to be about 70-80 ft. tall--a maple. Here you can see where it broke off & what's still upright! The trunk--lucky for us it fell in the woods and didn't damage anything else.

We have a friend who is coming over & cutting it all up for firewood. Right now the birds are having fun flying in & out of the branches.

Flowers, inside & out

Love this striped crocus--they are so striking in early spring--a bright spot in an otherwise dull landscape! Another variety of crocus

A closeup

An amarylllis that has started to bloom inside. We were given it about one month ago & it's just started to open. Nice candycane red & white stripes.

Saw this hydrangea at Aldis a few weeks ago & decided to purchase it--the colors are different than what you usually see. I like the contrasting mauve & green.

A Little Optimistic!

Driving through town today & saw this paddle boat in the water in one of the ponds. It's only 36 degrees today! Actually, I think it probably was left in the water last summer & the pond just thawed out & set it free!

Yikes! I think I've become a Country Bumpkin!

I went to Greater Hartford this morning to take a friend to the hospital for a routine test. She had to have someone take her & be around for awhile to make sure the drugs they gave her wore off. In the early afternoon I took her to her brother's house on the far side of Hartford & then drove home.
Of course, it was pouring rain all day, so the spray from all the tractor trailer trucks was brutal!
At the hospital I drove around the complex 3 times trying to find a parking space--after the 1st time, I dropped my friend off at the door & kept looking. After the 3rd time, I stopped in front of the building to go in & tell Jenny I couldn't find a spot--someone that worked there comes over & says" go park in the handicapped spot & just sign in at the desk."......
I hadn't planned on staying while she had the procedure( was going to run some errands), but thought I'd probably never find another spot so I stayed! They actually gave me a coupon worth $1.30 to use in the cafeteria!
When I moved to CT in the mid 70's I lived & worked in Greater Hartford for 10years or so until I got married & moved to the country......guess I'm finally more country than city!
I was never so happy to get back to our small town with no traffic lights.... we do have a rotary in the center of town and a few stop signs!