When in wine country ...

 Cayuga Lake from Thirsty Owl Winery

 Lunch.  Ok, not every thing we had for lunch - but part of it.

The old master himself.

Not all from today

 The King Fisher was fishing in the remains of the beaver pond 2 days ago.

 Today this Morning Cloak was out.  We had frost, but I guess it warmed up enough before noon to get him out and about.

 In this location there are lots of spring flowers this is a Trout Lily

 And the Blood Root

and these guy whose name just escaped me.

Ontario

 Play ground in Ontario

Boat launch at Lake Ontario and Bear Creek

Spring

 Blood Root

 Garter snake out sunning

This Trillium has about 1 more week before blooming

Sign Post of Spring

 This cutie is marching across the path to lay her eggs.

 First wild flowers

 Colts foot

 One victim o the spring rains is the beaver dam.  I haven't seen any beaver for a couple years and now the pond is shrinking.  It will be interesting to watch how it develops in the coming years. 

The Trillium have about a week, but are coming along.

Woodducks

 This pair of Wood ducks were doing what Woodies do, but it still makes me laugh at how they can sit on a twig with big duck feet.

The male was in the next tree over.

April showers bring lots of water

 The water is stacking up trying to get through the channel  under the old InterUrban.

 Ganagaro (Mud Creek) is at flood stage

 We move to Flint Creek in Phelps, NY.  From the graph you may notice a slight increase in the flow recently ... about 10X more volume.

 It looks like this at the cascades

 

Things are flowing at just below flood.

Spring

 This ground hog saw his shadow ... so 8 more weeks of spring.

House Finch looking for a mate