Homing Pigeon's Rest Stop

white bird

rests feather-light

after soaring  blue skies

leading a lost spirit toward home -

peace dove

This albino homing pigeon seems to have found a new home between our neighbor's backyard and ours.  It's quite large and has bright pink feet and a lighter pink beak.  It seems to be traveling by itself and I'm guessing it may have lost its way. Click on the picture to enlarge its image. I know, it's just a pigeon, but it's unusual and has caught my attention. 

P.S.

This Easter morning, white pigeon #1 was sitting on a wire with white pigeon #2. 

Going Green

The first harvest of 2009 is sprouting Spring happiness, making for luscious salads, veggies, garnishments and spices. This spring there's a cornucopia of culinary herbs including basil, chives, dill, oregano, lavender, mint, parsley, rosemary and sage. The rhubarb is huge! Its leaves are four-hands big and the stems are thick as a pre-schooler's crayon. Green tomatoes are on the vine now, but will soon turn to ripe redness. Two varieties of peppers are sporting shiny green jackets, and the green beans are slender slivers hanging side-by-side. The peas are just peeking through the soil, along with the lettuce, beans and broccoli and are greener than green. At the end of the row of lettuce, there's one volunteer head of red-leaf lettuce in the bunch. Bringing up the rear are cucumbers and corn competing for space with the black beans. Lastly, and most impressive are the two rows of onions, one row of white and the other sweet yellow with stems two feet long. Bring it on, Spring time, we're ready to fill our plates green with envy!