Today, as you all know, is Earth Day. In our household, in addition to celebrating this beautiful planet we live on, we also celebrate the birthday of our beautiful daughter Shannon. Because she and her husband live in North Carolina, we will actually be celebrating, via Zoom, on Saturday. But today is the anniversary of the day she was born forty-two years ago. Happy, happy, happy, Earth Day girl!
This year, to honor Earth Day, here are some pictures of small things taken in my very own yard. Now, I love grand vistas as much as the next person does, but there is a special place in my heart for the small things in the world—creatures that hop, creep, or fly as well as tiny plants that often go unnoticed as we hurry from task to task.
They have their own quiet beauty if we but take the time to look.
Happy Earth Day to you all!
Notes From the Hinterland 
Your post is a good celebration of Earth Day.
Your fiddleheads are coming up! 😊
Happy earth day ! Looks like Spring arrived now over there.
Thanks! Yes, it has.
Shannon is the same age as my younger son! I fully agree that we need to celebrate the wee things along with the magnificent and I have SO enjoyed these photographs of what is around you today 🙂
1979 was a good year! Glad you enjoyed the photos. More to come. I so enjoy taking pictures of everything unfurling.
I like unfolding ferns. A good shot for this particular day.
Thanks, Tootlepedal!
Yes to everything you wrote, and best wishes for your family.
Many thanks!
Hope you enjoy the virtual celebration with your daughter!
Thanks so much!
Love the little things in spring. We had sunshine, snow, and cold temps today. Heck of a thing. 🙂 Happy birthday to your birthday girl. 🎂
Many thanks, Judy!
Sending birthday greetings to Shannon! The hyacinths smelled lovely when I saw them. I can’t imagine how they could do that when they’re still in the bud. That patch of moss is like a garden in miniature.
Thanks, Susan! Yes, a garden in miniature. And as you know, I love moss. 😉
Let’s hope that nations and industry wise up ASAP and start to make changes that will save life on Earth.
You bet!
Fiddleheads!! Lovely celebration of Earth Day, Laurie. I appreciate the small things, too. 🙂
Let us sing the praises of small things!
It is the small things that seem to be the most important, I find. Lovely photos and HB to S!
Thanks, Eliza!
Happy Birthday to Shannon. Enjoy the Saturday Zoom. … and cheers to Earth. Celebrating with sprouts of spring made me smile. Well done, Laurie.
A-w-w-w, thanks!
Lovely ferns and other green things. Happy Earth Day!
Thanks so much!
Happy Earth Day, Laurie. I love your perspective on small things and I whole-heartedly agree. Happy Earth Day, birthday to your daughter.
Thank you, thank you!
Birthday greetings to your beautiful daughter.
Many thanks!
Have as good a Zoom celebration as you can. Quite appropriate to photograph new birth in the garden
Thank you! Love to photograph all the new growth.
Belated happy birthday to Shannon and happy Earth Day to you and all the family Laurie 🤗💚🌿
Thanks, Xenia!
What a beautiful Earth Day celebration and pictures! My daughter-in-law shares a bday with your daughter. 🌎❣️
Great day for a birthday!
Thanks Mom, for the birthday shout out and to all the birthday wishes!! 🙂 Sharing a birthday with Earth Day isn’t a bad thing at all!
‘Twas my great pleasure. Fun to see the birthday wishes from around the world.
I am adding my (belated) wishes for the Earth Day girl and am renewing my perpetual good wishes for our wonderful planet.
Thanks, Tanya.
Beautiful occasions to celebrate, Laurie!
Happy birthday Shannon!
Thanks! So cool that Shannon has gotten birthday wishes from around the world.
Yay for the WWW!
You bet! And she was oh so pleased to read the birthday greetings from around the world.
What fun! So lovely you got to share that experience with her.
Yes, she is one of my “best beloveds.”
Happy birthday, Shannon, happy Earth Day, and a special thanks to all the beauty beneath our feet.
Yes, yes! Thanks, Lavinia.
Thank you for reminding me to notice the small things as well a the big ones. I hope you enjoyed Shannon’s birthday even if it was at a distance.
My pleasure. And many thanks! We had a lovely if long-distanced celebration.
Belated wishes to you and your family for a happy Earth Day, Laurie. After all, every day is Earth Day, don’t you think!
Many thanks! Yes, every day is indeed Earth Day.
I hope your Earth Day and Shannon’s Birthday were wonderful. Lovely photos. Spring is here!
We had a lovely Zoom celebration!
Lovely photos and Happy Birthday Shannon!!
Many thanks!
Happy Belated Birthday Shannon from Australia 🙂 Lovely pics!
Thanks, Kellie! How cool for her to get birthday greetings from around the world.