Happy Ssssublime Sunday! Went around the corner of house to get the shovel on the way to garden and almost stepped on this fellow. He/She coiled up quickly and gave me a bit of a jump, but then realized only a harmless little garter snake. Decent sized, probably about 3 foot long. 
![k_snake_2022_05_14..jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSLyydRJQmCCBHefXUhQ86cxwAkWbLq7LTxfQdHrYSmq3/k_snake_2022_05_14..jpg)

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Otherwise, it's gone from the empty trees of winter with just a few buds, to now full blown spring in under a week. All the leaves green and filling out now, the Apple trees blooming, flowers blooming everywhere.

![pxl_20220515_175021843.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYYzirKo2rWRKtaZbbbbQzVGbWQwzpUXFkEti5e7p2umk/pxl_20220515_175021843.jpg)
Apple Tree blooming.

![k_apple_bloom_01_2022_05_15.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdyrNMUNji8jG1g1a5NMnNRgPkceqbTgAcJHfy8viA21y/k_apple_bloom_01_2022_05_15.jpg)

![k_apple_bloom_02_2022_05_15.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmedxKxBq4UvttNyk5DMM5aS2yHyLx8EYqv9b928cQJofh/k_apple_bloom_02_2022_05_15.jpg)

![k_flower_yellow_2022_05_02.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmXPXQFLGYnRDqZEmTNWSch29SxGyMZkrFen3vTQVR64vw/k_flower_yellow_2022_05_02.jpg)

![pxl_20220515_175102813.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbx2aHq6YVxmvsyRyetmyNn1aFXthtb2SX4nFDj1F9HHE/pxl_20220515_175102813.jpg)
I thought these were maybe wild strawberries, but not sure (hoping!)

![pxl_20220515_175339799.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWyq7TNH8j19o4CxLJVoUDB1rzxiHDNPuigvkpZMQfwhb/pxl_20220515_175339799.jpg)
The Bumble Bees just love these little purple things.
![pxl_20220515_175350773.mps.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZZtvXXU8j8ZtP7oHGdihuwAjPD1MiQ6TAneu7FszMAsa/pxl_20220515_175350773.mps.jpg)