(Home-thoughts from Abroad, Robert Browning)
WATER
On the fourth day of the fourth month, four visitors arrived.
EARTH
Our hungriest, noisiest neighbour has taken to breakfasting on the ground. [Edited to add: This little bird is a Green Woodpecker. You can learn more about Green Woodpeckers here].
FLOWERS
Pretty little wild things that don’t mind the morning frosts have come to dance in the hedgerows.
SKY
And sometimes the sky just has to be left to speak for itself.
STORY
In The First Day of Spring an unexpected sewing assistant arrived and I experimented with the exposure to make some fake night pictures. This is what they really looked like:
And lastly, but perhaps most important (because this is a Wandering Camera post), I bought a new camera (and crocheted a case for it!). It is a Canon PowerShot and it claims to be good in poor light and to correct handsake so hopefully my blog photos will improve :)
This post is my April offering for the Monthly Wandering Camera linky party invented and hosted by Soma over at Whims and Fancies.
Be sure to visit her and link up your photos from the past month :)
RAINBOW HARE 
Dixie
So nice to see green grass, birds, and spring flowers. I’ve never seen a bird like him before. I love his colours. Great photos!
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Kim Sharman
Lovely photos of your part of the world in Springtime, Janine. Pretty birds! You and that new camera of yours are getting on just fine. =)
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Celtic Thistle Stitches
You have been having fun with that camera Janine! The sky shot is gorgeous.
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issabella's quilts
I do love this time of year, it’s all so fresh and well anticipated after the winter! Love the photo of the woodpecker, such a pretty, if noisy little chap!
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Lara B.
Spring looks so lovely in your photos Janine! What kind of bird is your fellow on the lawn? Is it a type of flicker? That beautiful sky photo is awe inspiring. I’m really curious, is it a sunrise or sunset? I am guessing sunrise. We had quite a snowstorm yesterday, but today is has all melted.
I hope you love your new camera! The bag you crocheted is wonderful!
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Sandra
Lovely photos! Love seeing ‘my’ Canada geese in England. It feels like England here for sure, so damp and misty today. Love seeing your primroses popping up, as would my mum. And the beautiful bird! I think tanager, but flicker as Lara says may be right; it’s gorgeous!
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soma @ whimsandfancies.com
What a beautiful post Janine! It was such a delight to scroll through. I loved each element and the quotation. Thank you so much for linking up on Wandering Camera. Looks like you are enjoying your new camera very much :)
-Soma xx
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Kaja
Well I’m in England and sat through a gale on Sunday, so I’m looking forward to May! We have seen the first green woodpeckers too.
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Catherine
What beautiful pictures and how lucky you are with your wildlife! I have a Canon powershot and I love it.
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Benta
Love your pond and your garden xx
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krislovesfabric
That woodpecker is a real beauty!!
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