Burgeoning spring

While all the leaves aren’t quite open yet on many trees, 

the forest floor in a Prince Edward Island is alive again with green. 

Last autumn’s leaves have fertilized new growth and wildflowers are in bud

or bloom, such as these Woolly Blue Violets. 

Ferns are unfurled and quite prolific in places.

Shrubs are in bloom, bursting forth into the grey of late spring,

changing it into a wonderland of beauty. 

Even the trees do their part with the early blooms. 

Meanwhile, the animals are busy tending nests or raising young. At Cavendish, this Osprey searched for food, 

periodically calling to its mate sat on the nest nearby. 

Spring is when the tiny fish, such as smelt or larger trout swim upstream to spawn. This draws large birds, such as Bald Eagles to ponds to feed in the early morning. Having gorged on fish, they sit in the trees nearby, as they digest it.

On our recent visit to Clarkes Pond at Cavendish, my husband and I saw five Eagles perched in old snags in the distance.

Meanwhile this young Eagle sat near the trail, digesting its meal and watching the walkers. 

Later that morning, a Goldfinch in Cavendish Grove, a fraction of the size of the Eagle, is a beauty in its own right.

We walked this past week during cold, windy, sometimes wet weather. Spring clothes were put aside one day for winter's warmest again. On a day when we walked half of our usual distance due to the cold, wind and rain, we met few of the regular walkers, except two. She will be ninety this year. He uses a tall walking stick and she has a cane. They have missed very few days on the boardwalk and walked in a sheltered area that day to complete their walk in spite of conditions.

They inspire my husband and me to keep moving. I hope you find your motivation to keep moving too!