Yard, Gardens, Birds and Critters

I Went Outside By Mary J Williams I went outside And what did I see All the weeds and leaves Grinning at me You’re too old To harm us now I’ll show you I said And then I showed them how I picked up sticks Saved several worms Picked them all up And threw them very firm In another flower bed Did those worms fly At least they won’t be blown And maybe they wouldn’t die As I was blowing leaves I had to stop and look around So many things happening In the grass on the ground A teeny tiny flower I don’t know what it is I hope I can I D it I will put it on a Facebook quiz Then I saw the wild onion Growing every where Right in the middle of Anemone Probably choke them out, I swear I was dumping my bag of leaves And I couldn’t believe my eyes There were two daffodils Blooming where the water did rise It’s a runoff area From the streets above And there were those daffodils A surprise for me that I love   On my way back up the hill I was startled to see Candy Tuft starting to bloom I smiled at the

  Spring in Missouri By Mary J Williams © The other day When I was out I saw many birds Flying about First, I saw A Red-winged Blackbird flying I saw a Robin on the ground A Killdeer out there crying Then I saw the Grackles With their tale held high Vying for a female Come on don’t be shy It’s springtime in Missouri Some have daffodils in bloom I don’t have them yet Soon their yellow will break the gloom I have had the crocus And my mini daffodils I saw tulips coming up Which gave me a thrill Up on the front porch A pair of Carolina Wrens Went and grabbed my camera But couldn’t find them in the lens When I step out upon my deck I listen to all the birds I hear the Bluebirds and Starlings Cardinals and more singing their words I wish I could understand What they are saying I guess I’d have to be a bird But a human I am staying I love Spring I love the flowers and the birds It’s just so hard to explain There just aren’t enough words! Grackles Carolina Wren Northern Cardinal Kil