I haven't posted in forever, as i was recently reminded ("so last year!" lol). thought i'd re-start with recent pics taken in our yard ... and a few of its welcome (mostly) visitors:

garden path ... birds fern nest blooms (they smell delicious!)

the bear (and what he did to our new above ground pool) ....

Pileated Woodpeckers (if you look closely, there's a pair of pileated woodpeckers in the first pic.). They're prox 15" long and are one of the largest woodpeckers found in North America.

a hawk ... a cardinal that got trapped on the back porch for a short time

a brazen little bunny (puppies and i were on the deck, yet
he sat quietly munching, in plain sight, right below us)

and last, but not least, a really cool bug!