You know it must be Spring when Woody The Woodpecker comes out of hiding!
Beautiful!! We see a lot of these woodpeckers during the Spring and Summer months in our backyard.
Male Pileated Woodpeckers have a red stripe from their bill outward, while female Pileated Woodpeckers do not, but both the male and females have the red crest on top of their heads. We aren’t sure if this one is a male or female because it is a bit hard to make out in the picture whether this one has a red stripe from the bill. It looks like it does, but I’m not positive. Anyone know? I had to zoom in this photo a lot and unfortunately the quality isn’t that great!
Yesterday, Eric and I had Spring Fever pulsing through our veins and we went on three walks! It wasn’t even warm out, but we just needed to get in the sunshine and feel it on our faces. I’m pretty sure our neighbours think we are crazy, although I’m sure they have known for a while after seeing me take pictures of my food all last summer.
The conclusion: I really love walking and I don’t do it enough! It also seemed to help the horrible cramps I had yesterday too.
When we returned, a plate full of freshness was just what the Doctor ordered.
And then I fell asleep at 8:30pm on the couch, stumbled up to bed at midnight, and woke up just after 7am. I guess my body needed one last hibernation for the Winter? At any rate, I feel like a new girl today.
The fresh dill I bought from the grocery store just keeps on ticking. Luckily, it seems to be keeping quite fresh in the crisper. I have had lemon dill hummus on my mind all week long, so I used my Favourite Hummus recipe and added a bunch of fresh dill to it.
Spring Fever Lemon Dill Hummus
- 1 batch of My Favourite Hummus
- 1 cup fresh dill, large stems removed and minced
You simply prepare the hummus according to the directions here and add in the minced dill and process it some more until combined. Easy peasy!
It turned out great with a very fresh dill flavour. Two thumbs up!
We are off for our first hike of the season today. I wish it was warmer out (it’s about –4C right now), but we’ll have to bundle up and make do. I’ll bring the camera along and hopefully we will see some fun creatures out and about celebrating the first day of Spring!
Aw what a cute bird! We have a family of blue jays living in our backyard and I want to get a bird feeder so bad! I love hikes. It’s nice and sunny here… Maybe i’ll go play around in the sunshine too ;). It’s amazing what a great night of sleep does for the body.
I love woodpeckers. They are so cutee! Thanks for the pictures :D
I love walks! Especially when the sun is out and the air is so crisp like today!
What a great recipe for Spring! I shall be making this today :D
Thanks for the lovely idea!
yum! good call on the dill!! this looks so fresh and delicious. I could prob do some damage right on your hummus :)
Hooray or spring!
It’s the awakening of the earth :)
dill is one of my favorite herbs! I am actually making tuna-dill patties for dinner tonight and I think I might just have make a batch of this to use as a topper!
Yum! I love fresh dill!
Lemon dill hummus sounds so delicious!
I love going out on walks in the spring! The milder temperatures and sunshine make me feel like a whole new person. :D
I love dill….I could eat it on just about everything :)
Oh, I love dill! I haven’t made homemade hummus yet, so looks like I need to run to the store for a few missing items;) I need to start a blog so that I can start sharing some of my favorite recipes. I love trying new recipes and I have so many that need sharing. I started thinking about this last night when I made a spring/summer favorite. Basically, it is just greens topped with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, almonds, green onions and lots of dill. Then a very easy to make vinaigrette and you have a show stopper. I like to bring this to barbecues in the summer and now that I am on my way to being a vegetarian I know that I can fill up on this for sure:) You will love it if you love dill.
Yum, I just love hummus. I don’t use dill nearly enough and this is a great new way to try it! Enjoy your hike. It might be brisk out, but it sure is nice to be outside with no snow!
We have pileated woodpeckers in our backyard too! We love them. We saw two of them fighting days ago, I’m going to assume they were both males.
I tried to plant dill last fall so I could have it fresh for whatever I wanted but I don’t think I did a good job. I have the complete opposite of a green thumb, ha.
Dill is my fave herb!! My mom’s garden is always overflowing with it in the summer! I can’t wait to make this :)
Your photography rules. As do your recipes. All hail the queen!
I think the moon was too close to the earth and was making all of us feel a little “icky” girl pain wise. *wink* Hope you’re feeling better. It’s pouring rain here in LA. What a first day of Spring!
I’ve been referring people to your website, both for Green Monster Shakes and running tips, as you’ve been very inspiring to me. Keep up the good work.
yup totally blame the full moon!
I don’t know where you live but in my part of the province is almost +5 I think? It’s gorgeous out. I’ve been out for a walk, but have to do work inside so stuck as usual. I kind of don’t mind being in though either (just feel guilty for it!).
Do you work on the weekends? Are you still running as well?
Oh and I mean BESIDES all the blogging you still do on the weekends of course! Wondered about the bakery and your writing process.
Your photos are just stunning Angela!
I heard a woodpecker yesterday morning during my run — it was so nice to see and hear birds — it means Spring is almost here!
Thanks Holly!