The baby geese are getting big! And the sky is beautiful.

Went out on a lunch tour, Milwaukee harbor, Lake Michigan. Ran into an unusual weather event. It was phenomenal. A draw bridge or 10 and a vintage outdoor light on a building from 1880.

It was a beautiful week of sunshine and warmth, finally. The spring flowers are dying back, but summer blooms are next. Baby geese are hatching out, fungus is fungusing and my neighbors are taking advantage of mirror calm water to ski. Plus, I saved a large painted turtle, attempting to cross a busy road.

Dame's Rocket, these happy little clusters of wild flowers are popping up everywhere. BUT, brought to North America from Eurasia in the 1600s. Early European settlers intentionally introduced the plant as an ornamental for their colonial gardens, valuing it for its sweet, clove-like evening fragrance and beauty. Since its introduction, the plant has escaped cultivation and spread throughout most of the United States and Canada, frequently showing up in damp woodlands, roadsides, and open fields. Because it produces thousands of seeds and has few natural predators in North America, it is now considered an invasive species in many states, crowding out native wildflowers like the native phlox. I still love them!

I have a tomato!! I've been baby-ing them along for weeks in the house due to the unseasonable cold here. I still wrap them at night, but tomatoes make me happy. Also finally having the pier and boats in. And my grandson in his pirate persona. And a hedge row of lilacs!! The sun is breaking thru days of clouds. Everything is right.