Despite a wet and cold weather forecast Easter was a beautiful, sunny and rather warm day here in the Northwest!
It felt very spring-like. Finally!

                                  

Eostre, the Pagan Goddess of fertility, new beginnings and growth. 

We were invited for lunch/dinner at Doug's and enjoyed a delicious ham and a very tasty celery-casserole. Brenda had made the overnight salad both Doug and James grew up with and love, which is a staple in our house for Easter as well, and I brought a Rhubarb Strawberry pie for desert.

As usual, nobody took a picture (seriously, we all have cell-phones with us and the young 'uns at the table constantly make selfies, but nobody thinks of making a group photo?) ... so all I have a is a pic of that pie.
Shows you what's most import in the Hess family right there .. 😁

Now the rain finally seems to have stopped for a while I managed to take a walk to our, still very soggy, 'back 40' to see if any of the wildflowers I saw there last year had come up already.
And lo and behold, the Trilliums were not only 'up' but flowering as well!

So pretty! They actually all open white and turn pink/red when they age ..

   

Also present .. the Glacier Lily!

            

The Ferns (actually these are called 'Bracken') are simultaneously shooting up and unfurling and I came across one lonely Common Camas Lily (on the right), at least I think it is ..



I've lost some regulars at my bird feeder over the last couple of weeks.
I've not seen 'the flock' (of Titmice) for a while and the Nuthatches have also disappeared. The House - and Gold Finches are still here though and are changing slowly in their much brighter Spring/Summer colors ..

                 

Both were rather drab looking during the winter but now mating season is here, they definitely 'dress to impress'!

  

I'm afraid that's about all for this week, I've racked my brain but really can't remember doing anything else noteworthy ..
I mean, sticking the butt end of a used up celery bunch in some water and watching it re-grow is rather exciting for me, but is probably not for everyone .. oh well, I'll show it as a 'filler' :

 

I actually have to move it over to another area because the yellow color indicates it's not getting enough light, but other than that it's growing real fast. Fun!