Here are our very first red tomatoes not stolen by the squirrels. By comparison, Elspeth and Tim have already picked over twenty pounds.
Nature
Mayapple, aka Mandrake
This is the fruit of one of the woodland plants seen in bloom Easter Saturday as below. Although it was trampled and left lying flat on the path by the dogs weeks ago, the fruit itself has remained green and possibly continues to grow. 
Thanks to Nick for providing the identification. I’m renaming this post from “unnamed fruit”. References: altnature.com,
Wikipedia
Tall phlox
Balloon flower
Balloon flower, in the triangle garden, partly hidden by the now lush Cherokee Princess dogwood.
Crape myrtle
Crape myrtle, just planted, 27″ tall. We’ve wanted one of these for ages, but didn’t know where to put it. After we bought this one, we still didn’t know, as we don’t have many spots likely to give it the full days of sun. Maybe this’ll do.
Stargazer lily
You know they’re in bloom the moment you open the front door. Reference: Wikipedia
Black snake down
This poor guy got thoroughly tangled in the plastic net we had put around the tomatoes. I was able to free him after about ten minutes of snipping, but he got in a shot at me before I could get another of him. We don’t know how long he was stuck, but think it had to be less than 24 hours. There were tight loops around him in lots of places, and I’m pretty sure I got them all cut off. Some were very constricting around his mid-section, and there may have been some damage to his skin there — or it might just have been ruffled scales. I was trying to see when he zapped me.
Tufted Titmouse
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSa2UYi2LZ0
Cardinal
at the bluebird nesting box by the well: first two on May 23rd, the rest on May 27th, all early afternoon.
Mouse(?) at midnight
On the bluebird nesting box by the well.
