Plein Air

These ladies come out to paint when the weather is good.  I didn't see their work, but I imagine modern day Monet and Cezanne.  

Again the snow

We thought the winter was over.  The trees were flowering, the grass was growing.  But not so.  Yesterday we had big sloppy snowflakes.  Not a lot, but enough to make the dog unhappy to go outside.

Fairy house

Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve has a play area for kids to build fairy houses.  They have to use natural materials, and they can't use living plants.  But there are some ornate little structures in the village.  

The one below was built by my 4 year old granddaughter.  

Windy day

It was a windy day on Falls Lake.  The rain was moving in, and the sea gulls were having a great time soaring around.

The Ferguson System

My mother-in-law's maiden name was Ferguson, from a long line of Iowa farmers.  This Ferguson is probably not related, it's the Ferguson of Ferguson Massey, the tractor company.  But who knows...

The sign is on display at Big Ed's, a Southern comfort food restaurant.

Happy Birthday Harriett!

Shelly Lake fishing pier

No one was fishing off the Shelly Lake fishing pier,but it looked very serene.  

This "fish attractor" is sitting in the water near the pier.  I don't know what it does, but it looks official.

Old Woman of the Forest

 

She stands at the entrance to the nature play area at Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve.  I posted a picture of the Old Man of the Forest I found near a greenway, see here. She must be his wife.