{"id":2830,"date":"2017-04-09T22:22:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T03:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2017-04-10T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T16:01:06","slug":"spring-at-little-piney-bastrop-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=2830","title":{"rendered":"Another Spring at Little Piney Bastrop TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

So much happens so fast in the Spring at Little Piney Bastrop TX. \u00a0Trees seem to leaf out overnight. \u00a0Wildflowers bloom and fade and make way for different wildflowers. \u00a0Favorite summer birds return. \u00a0Butterflies, bees, and dragonflies flutter and zoom about in flashes of color. \u00a0 Bird songs resonate throughout the woods and fields trailing over one another in harmony.<\/p>\n

Today I heard a familiar squeaky call and followed the sound to a\u00a0Scissor-tailed Flycatcher singing out from an oak branch–the first \u00a0Scissortail of Spring at Little Piney.<\/p>\n

\"Spring
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fresh green leaves glow with sunlight–so does the bright red crest of this Pileated Woodpecker!<\/p>\n

\"Spring
Pileated Woodpecker Surrounded in Fresh Spring Foliage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Through the kitchen window this afternoon, \u00a0I watched a Wild Turkey peering and creeping up through the tall grass. \u00a0We haven’t seen a Wild turkey in the front yard in awhile!<\/p>\n

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In the field, this father Eastern Bluebird remains watchful above a nest box full of fledglings.<\/p>\n

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Father Bluebird watching over the nest box <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

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This spring, we had more Winecups\u00a0and fewer Bluebonnets than last year or the year before.<\/p>\n

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Bluebonnets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seasons change<\/h2>\n

Each season is comforting because of the return of expected elements. \u00a0The trees leaf out; the leaves turn dark green, then yellow or brown, and fall; the branches again stand stark and revealing against winter blue skies. \u00a0Then, on nature’s cue, the trees bud out and\u00a0unfurl\u00a0fresh green leaves as expected in Spring. \u00a0Some things we can count on always being the same.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, each season is different. \u00a0Seasons bring changes, losses, new discoveries. \u00a0Each season is different enough to remind me that its wise never\u00a0to take a moment for granted. \u00a0We shouldn’t miss the moments of this Spring because Spring passes quickly, and Spring will never be exactly the same again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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