Some beautiful red flowers wrapped around some old gnarly vines here in Mexico.

Why are the colors in tropical locations always so much more vibrant than they seem to be in Connecticut? Here, a simple garage door with some overhanging vines is transported into a thing of glorious color and beauty in the Mexican light this afternoon.

Today was our first day in Mexico, and I only left the house to go into town briefly. I am so exhausted from the last few months I thought I'd sleep for days, but was up at 9:00 after going to bed around 2:00 a.m. A power nap this afternoon was required. These shadows from the palm trees were on the stairs as we were heading to dinner tonight.

Running errands today in preparation to leave for our spring vacation tomorrow afternoon I drove by this lawn that was covered in spring flowers. I only had my point-and-shoot with me, but I still thought it was worth the photo.

My sister mentioned that a friend of hers wanted some chicken feathers for tying fishing flies, so I've been been on the lookout for them whenever I go out now. I'd never really paid too much attention before, but chickens naturally lose a lot of feathers. It's been fun to gather the pretty ones up. I've been keeping them in an old canning jar, but today I put them in a bowl to take a photo of them. Nature is so beautiful.

Roo, my Partridge Penedesenca hen, was doing her strange, marching gait around the yard today and I caught it mid-step. She's a lovely, rare chicken, but she sure does walk strange.

I'm not much of a beach person, preferring ponds and lakes for swimming. I think perhaps it's from two summers of beach rentals with infants & toddlers that permanently spoiled the whole sand/beach experience for me. Photos like this remind me why most people so love the ocean though.

I love the way my Welsummer hen blends in with the stone foundation of our house in this photo.

An unexpected snowfall on a farm-hunting toodle last week provided some beautiful scenery, even if it wasn't great weather for the task at hand.

I loved the distinctive yellow color of this barn up in Litchfield County, Connecticut last week. It was a very unusual shape too, but I couldn't get a good overall shot of the barn without doing some serious trespassing/stalking. Perhaps another time.