Moonscape?

  

This may be a few days late but it's the 1st of May's picture of The Puddle.  It feels barren when Mr. P and I walk down to look around.  The tree trimming crew was back to put the tree branches through a wood chipper and cut the brush on the hill.  There was a letter in the mail today informing us that the towers (there is one at the top of the picture and another across the stream in the field behind our property) will be replaced with a single steel pole.  Replacement along the tower line is to begin mid-May and take about a year. 

 The two tiny trees at the entrance of the path leading back up to our house are the crabapple trees that the power company provided as replacements for the two that were chopped down.  They are outside the right of way so hopefully will grow and prosper in the future.

 

It appears a bluebird is contemplating taking up residence in the birdhouse that is at the edge of the woods at The Puddle.

 This turkey was wandering in the yard this week.  There is a flock of turkeys that we can hear gobbling in the woods next to the house especially in the evening when they fly up into the trees to roost or in the mornings when they fly down.

Much needed rain has been falling off and all all week and the forecast is for a nice weekend.  Hope you have a good one wherever you are and whatever you are doing.