Spring beauty

The boardwalk is looking particularly pretty these days, decked out in its spring best. The trees lining the walkway, dressed in their green finery, rustle in the breeze to the backbeat of nature. The birds add a familiar chorus, all the usual ones which frequent the area, the blackbirds, jays and sparrows are joined by Yellow Warblers which are less frequent visitors. They add a flash of sunlight as they flit among the leaves.

Lining the boardwalk now, the first wildflowers in are in bud and blooming. Dame’s Rocket is so pretty among the trees, growing up to waist height. 

Yellow Salsify is closer to the earth, giving first impressions of dandelion blooms until you look closer. 

Buttercups are more earthy and fill in the background.

The male Red-winged Blackbirds are plentiful and chatter in their familiar way. They flit among the trees, their epaulets adding a flash of colour. 

The females are about now too, probably busy feeding young. 

The sentinels of the boardwalk, the Song Sparrows, are always present. They sing their hearts out, as if nature depended on them for its continuity.

The Choke Cherry trees are dripping with clusters of blooms, made of tiny individual flowers. 

They will provide food for the birds later this year.

The coming months of warm weather are a delight along the boardwalk.