Photo taken at Wayfarer’s Park 5/14/2009. Wildflowers, bushes, grass – at the park, by the lake, they are about a week ahead of those by my home. The lupins will be blooming this weekend at the park.

You can see drops of water on “Fuzzy” as well as in the lupins. It rained off and on all day. As Karl and I walked the upper loop at the park, late this afternoon, I could see the rain coming across the lake. A dark wall of cloud and rain moved towards us and the first drops hit just as we got back to the parking lot.

The wind blew, the rain came in torrents and a bit of it tried to be sleet. We arrived home in a lull and Karl did not hesitate getting out of the Jeep and into the house.

We had several soaking rains this week. Good news as next week is supposed to be 70 and a record breaking 85 on Monday. Fuzzy ought to be nice and dry this weekend.

Every year there is an Osprey nest in this dead tree. Today I saw one of the Osprey.

Maybe next time there will be blue sky to really show him or her off. My bird book says the male and female look alike. A second Osprey was hunting. This one was fluffed from the wind on what looks to me a precarious perch. Maybe the nest is full of babies… I didn’t hear anyone. If there are babies and they are all asleep, I’d be as far away as possible too…

Photos taken at Wayfarer’s Park, Flathead Lake on May 6, 2009

The poor deer is all wet as it has been raining all morning. We need the rain and things are getting green, green, green. But I wouldn’t want to be wet like that. Karl, who will lay and let the snow cover him up, does not like the rain. She didn’t actually seem bothered by being wet but I’d like to invite them all inside to dry off…not really practical…

Poor dear.

***Just as I hit publish, the sun came out!