Taking my walk today... lots of little white spots dancing in the branches.
![willow galls](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjursMhffDemQzTDp-tYOE84Rez1i3UTh-WTOYMwYTYjIKSKrrxXUPOWULOyK3dXiXy_J13_ZOZJD2A-DxPiba6GQq4kmA8-IHjIbmYuxxyNKMqqLFEPIYCtHQLnZ-oVJaEEVN0Hbrkqb7P/s1600/WillowGalls01.jpg)
![pussy willow](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9kFicMWjriWzfg2s7EB2IQKw5ipM39rcnycMge6bAK6OUBuiylDf1j5U7xC5E9gPn7k07C8GImY1cnU282T_88p-lcCSy_KMSlHqkB801wd-vrFs8_-XHa8mBF3b2NVJGufcRL_2XvQx/s1600/PussyWillow01.jpg)
A closer look sorts them out. One is willow galls covering the shrubby tree.
![willow galls](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF4K46dueKgzNmjYsi_L-fkZF7fdhSl7zw7l13e9vDsiZv2zJvoPVrg833IWuoNXG-nTN7Jhm9r4meg5z9358f7ECswMJaYYjQM1rhkFuqaIlH1qQA1yPEprX5SD5sQ1XdLbGh9ozhdyJ/s1600/WillowGalls02.jpg)
The other? Wow- spring is popping early. Pussy willows (catkins of some willow variety)
![pussy willow](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAs639RuT2LEDH_-eHQc_Ny7wTYQOj5POD6AKGX3RO9oPhH4VZzWpGFD8lVQSYMYuT0OTLg-vUV5_3xW2ZX3JKc57enYLc6U8Ok7zaDVMc3XR6kS0fXd1kiAM-J1Bcl_f5ienB_6aRGk2/s1600/PussyWillow02.jpg)
And... saw the first redwing blackbird of the year, and the second and third, and a couple of robins.
![redwing blackbird](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SM8M37sbQdUwWiedMY-dxNrHEf6ystOb7iAE4K1-Sgs4o0Zxoy1GzGCVQu4mjbR_sYR8eRk3JvEhyphenhyphenO7EE0oO0zFPFz4UcpjGKeqxOQEUo4heco7Pv1tUDDs-4YZMGHwZyTpIH7b50WhR/s1600/redwingmale06.jpg)
I should be happy, but it's really too early. This could be very bad news for the fruit farmers.
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2 comments:
Spring signs abound. I too am concerned about the fruit trees.
Spring is amovin' in on ya!
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