Peonies

Commercial peony cultivation is a thing locally. I mean, really locally. Every year I wander out and take lots of photos of peonies in all their glory and every year I tell myself that I have more than enough photos of peonies and really don't need to take any more. But every year I wander out and take lots of photos of peonies in all their blowsy glory.

Here are some of this year's peonies.

 

Red Kite Mating Flight

At least, I assume it was a courtship ritual. It looked like it. They were a long way away and up, but here are three photos that captured some of the detail.

Respectable Jay

I've been trying to get a reasonably respectable photo of a Jay for a considerable period of time...

Spring Shots

Nothing especially profound or meaningful, or even photographically that excellent. Just some photos taken in the last month that remind me Spring is here.

Some photos did, however, involve damage to the photographer (make a note: kneeling on baby nettles in leggings is a bad idea...)

                  

Mostly Robins

 

Half a dozen pictures, mostly of robins, taken on an early February walk